Former CIA Official Arrested after Feds Find $40M Worth of Gold Bars Stashed at His Home: report
A former high-ranking CIA official was reportedly busted by the FBI after agents found a mind-blowing fortune that included $40 million worth of gold bars hidden inside his Virginia home.
The feds last week raided the residence of David Rush, uncovering a staggering 303 gold bars, along with 2 million in cash and nearly three dozen luxury Rolex watches, the New York Times reported, citing court documents.
Rush, up until recently a “senior executive service-level employee” at the CIA, reportedly requested the massive haul of gold and foreign currency for “work-related expenses” between November and March.
But when the agency did a routine audit, the assets were missing from official custody, prompting the CIA director to refer the matter to federal investigators.
“After a C.I.A. internal investigation identified potential violations of the law, C.I.A. Director John Ratcliffe referred the information to the F.B.I. for a law enforcement investigation,” the CIA and FBI said in a joint statement to the Times. (Read more from “Former CIA Official Arrested after Feds Find $40M Worth of Gold Bars Stashed at His Home: report” HERE)
