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Ex-CIA official pleads guilty to stealing $40M in gold and real estate

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A former senior CIA official, David J. Rush, has pleaded guilty to charges of abusing his position and government funds. Rush fabricated a classified program to justify acquiring luxury Florida real estate and obtained gold bars worth over $40 million by concocting a bogus "sensitive government activity." His fraudulent actions resulted in total losses of approximately $194 million for the federal government. AI

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Ex-CIA official pleads guilty to stealing $40M in gold and real estate

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Ex-CIA official accused of stealing US$40 million in gold bars pleads guilty

    A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over US$40 million, according to court records. David J. Rush fabrica…

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