What changed in this update
The court filing did not indicate what charges David Rush could plead to.
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David Rush CIA gold theft guilty plea
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Current state
Former CIA officer David Rush has pleaded guilty to a fraud scheme that included stealing hundreds of gold bars and acquiring real estate; reported losses range from more than $40 million to as much as $200 million. According to one report, he also confessed to providing secrets to a foreign government and revealing the existence of a clandestine human source.
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What changed
New reporting lowered the cited lower bound of Rush's fraud losses from about $145 million to more than $40 million and added real-estate acquisitions to the guilty-plea scheme.
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Guardian
Ex-CIA officer accused of stealing gold bars reaches tentative plea deal
CBS
Ex-CIA official found with $40 million in gold bars in plea deal talks
The court filing did not indicate what charges David Rush could plead to.
NYTimes – US NYT
C.I.A. Officer Found With Gold Bars in Basement Reaches Tentative Plea Deal
David J. Rush was fired from the C.I.A. after the F.B.I. found 303 gold bars in his Virginia home. Officials have said he created a fake classified program to funnel himself millions of dollars.
