Ex-US government official arrested after $40 million in gold bars found in home

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: BBC

Ex-US government official arrested after $40 million in gold bars found in home

4 hours ago
Sareen Habeshian


FBI agents found 303 gold bars in the home of David Rush, who US media have reported held a senior position in the CIA until recently

A former US government official has been arrested after FBI investigators found hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million (£29.6 million) in his Virginia home. ... David Rush made several requests to the US government to receive the bars for "work-related expenses" over the past year, according to court documents. He has been charged with criminal theft of public money in a complaint filed last week.

According to the New York Times, Rush held a senior position in the CIA up until recently. He was arrested and is being held in detention until his hearing this week. His attorney declined to comment. ... Agents also uncovered about $2 million (£1.5 million) in US currency in Rush's home, along with 35 luxury watches, many of them Rolexes.

Rush, who court documents say had top secret clearance and access to classified information, has also been accused of lying about his education and military service when applying for his government job, and fraudulently taking military leave with thousands of dollars in pay. ... Rush is a former senior executive in a US government agency in Virginia, court documents state.

Asked about Rush's case, the FBI said in a written statement that it arrested an individual on 19 May following a referral from the CIA. ... "After a CIA internal investigation identified potential violations of the law, CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred the information to the FBI for a law enforcement investigation," the FBI said.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yezdl054po

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I probably have that here too, but you couldn't tell from all the clutter.

[C Moon]

1. He should have done what they did on Hogan's Heroes...

painted them brick red, and built outside stairs with them.

[oasis]

2. He gives a new meaning to the term, "gold rush".

[George McGovern]

3. As to the ex-official, oops . . . Regarding your footnote, mahatmakanejeeves, I'm still laughing. Thank You!

[NJCher]

4. This guy makes

Goldbar Bob Menendez look like a chump.

Imagine having $40 million+ lying around your house. And all you had to do to get it is….lie.

It’s almost laughable that he’s being arrested when you have the Ultimate Con of All Time as p-resident.

[UpInArms]

5. Why only after TFG is in office?

David Rush made several requests to the US government to receive the bars for "work-related expenses" over the past year

What a strange story

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. Because using the CIA to bribe people with gold bars took off after The Rapist got back in office?

He may have just been taking a fraction of what was happening, and thinking it would never be audited.

[UpInArms]

7. "They steal a lot"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143663320

“Well, we wanted to go and knock on their door — Fort Knox, very thick door — and to see whether or not we have any gold in there,” Trump said, after being reminded about his earlier promise. “It’s a very interesting question. We played with that. I wondered if they left the gold in Fort Knox because they steal a lot,” he added, though who exactly he was referring to was not clarified.

[FakeNoose]

8. Raise your hand if you believe he's NOT THE ONLY ONE

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[PCB66]

9. The US Government is a $7 trillion a year

"business". You are darn tootin that there will be some people trying to scam some of that money.

[question everything]

10. Some theories that was originally marked to pay for info about bin Laden

[republianmushroom]

11. One has to wonder how much/many the turd has.