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Ex-CIA Agent Found With $40M Gold Stash Faces Plea Deal
13 Sep
Summary
- Former CIA official facing theft charges is nearing a plea agreement.
- Investigators discovered over $40 million in gold bars at his home.
- Charges involve allegedly inflating salary and fraudulent military leave claims.
A former CIA official, David J. Rush, has reached a tentative plea agreement to avoid a public trial on theft charges. Rush was accused of defrauding the government by inflating his salary and falsely claiming 744 hours of military leave.
The case took a dramatic turn when investigators discovered approximately 300 gold bars, valued at over $40 million, at Rush's residence. Additionally, about $2 million in U.S. currency and numerous luxury watches were seized.
A federal judge has extended the deadline for formal indictment to October 8, allowing time to finalize the plea deal. The exact terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. Rush's attorney has stated the gold bars are unrelated to the charges, describing them as a "sensational tidbit."
