Ex-CIA official pleads guilty to $195 million fraud involving gold bars
FBI agents seized gold bars, cash and luxury watches this year at the home of David J. Rush, according to an affidavit.
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FBI agents seized gold bars, cash and luxury watches this year at the home of David J. Rush, according to an affidavit.
The former CIA officer arrested after authorities discovered roughly $40 million worth of gold bars in his Virginia home pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to a single count of wire fraud, admitting he defrauded the U.S. government out of nearly $200 million for his personal benefit.
A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over US$40 million, according to court records.
FBI agents seized gold bars, cash and luxury watches this year at the home of David J. Rush, according to an affidavit.
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