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Ex-CIA Officer Admits to $145 Million Fraud and Espionage

Former CIA officer David Rush pleaded guilty to a far-reaching fraud against the US government and to providing secrets to a foreign government. Prosecutors said he revealed the existence of a clandestine human source and had stashed gold bars at his home. The fraud was valued at $145 million in one report and $200 million in another.

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Ex-C.I.A. Officer Who Stashed Gold Bars Admits to Far Larger $145 Million Scam NYTimes – US
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A plea hearing revealed a far larger pattern of fraud against the government, while keeping some key secrets still hidden.

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Ex-C.I.A. Officer Who Stashed Gold Bars Admits to Far Larger $145 Million ScamNYTimes – US
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Ex-C.I.A. Officer Who Stashed Gold Bars Admits to Far Larger $145 Million Scam

A plea hearing revealed a far larger pattern of fraud against the government, while keeping some key secrets still hidden.

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Ex-US spy who stashed gold bars in his home admits to $200m scamBBC News – World
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Ex-US spy who stashed gold bars in his home admits to $200m scam

David Rush, who also confessed to providing secrets to a foreign government, had revealed the existence of a "clandestine human source", prosecutors said.

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