Former CIA officer David J. Rush, accused of stealing more than $40 million in gold bars from the agency and hiding 303 bars in his Virginia basement, has reached a tentative plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Rush was fired after the FBI discovered the gold. The court filing did not specify the charges he could plead to.
NYTimes – US David Rush accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth over $40m and hiding them in his basement Federal prosecutors have reached a tentative plea agreement with a former CIA officer accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40m from the US spy agency and hiding them in his basement, court records show. David Rush and federal justice department prosecutors have a “plea agreement in principle”, t…
David Rush accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth over $40m and hiding them in his basement Federal prosecutors have reached a tentative plea agreement with a former CIA officer accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40m from the US spy agency and hiding them in his basement, court records show. David Rush and federal justice department prosecutors have a “plea agreement in principle”, t…
The court filing did not indicate what charges David Rush could plead to.
NYTimes – US 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.
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