Good freaking grief.
We have been told our entire lives that the CIA only has the best of the best.
Here they can’t even properly vet this guy to begin with and then he proceeds to steal them blind.
He lied like a dog about his credentials and they didn’t bother checking them out
Former Senior CIA Officer With Top-Secret Clearance ARRESTED After FBI Raid Home And Seize 300 Gold Bars Worth $40 Million — Plus $2 Million Cash And 35 Luxury Watches
A former senior CIA officer with top-secret security clearance has been arrested after federal agents raided his Virginia home and seized roughly 300 gold bars worth more than $40 million, along with approximately $2 million in cash and 35 luxury watches, mostly Rolexes.
The officer, identified as David Rush, who held a management position at the agency, now faces charges of criminal theft of public money.
According to NBC News, Rush allegedly used his position to request large amounts of gold and foreign currency, claiming they were for “work-related expenses,” only to allegedly divert and stash them at his Fairfax County residence.
On May 18, federal agents searched the home and walked out with the massive gold hoard. Investigators had earlier found only a portion of the funds in a storage space near his office.
Rush had requested the assets between November and March, according to an FBI affidavit.
The CIA’s own internal audit couldn’t account for the gold or significant foreign currency, prompting CIA Director John Ratcliffe to refer the matter to the FBI for criminal investigation.
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Rush is also accused of a long-running fraud scheme in which he allegedly falsified time sheets, inflated his hours, and lied about his background for nearly two decades to secure and maintain his high-level position and extra pay.
He claimed degrees from Clemson University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, attendance at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, service as a thesis adviser, and Navy pilot experience, none of which were true, according to NBC News.
He even allegedly faked Navy Reserve service to collect improper military leave pay.
He applied to the government three times and only succeeded on the third attempt in 2009 after padding his résumé further. Despite these fabrications, he rose to a senior management role with top-secret clearance.
