Former CIA Officer Accused of Stealing $40 Million in Gold Bars Pleads Guilty
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
A former high-ranking CIA official pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to a charge of abusing his position and public funds to enrich himself through the acquisition of real estate in Florida and hundreds of gold bars valued at tens of millions of dollars, according to court documents. David J. Rush created a 'highly classified' government program to justify the purchase of a luxury property in South Florida that he intended to resell for personal gain, the filing states. Separately, Rush devised a false 'sensitive government activity' to obtain the gold bars, the document indicates. Prosecutors also accuse Rush of lying to colleagues and government contractors about his military and academic credentials, as well as the fictitious program he invented, falsely claiming it was authorized by senior U.S. officials. 'Rush used his legitimate authority within the government and fabricated personal credentials to generate trust in his instructions,' the filing states.
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