From last November to March, the court papers say, Mr. Rush asked for, and received, “a significant quantity of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bars for work-related expenses.”
Hey guys I need 40 million in solid gold. This hotel I like to stay at in Caracas doesn't take our corporate Amex
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/fbi-arrest-cia-official-gold-bars.html
You ever see those audits of the military and intelligence agencies where there’s a few billion in spending they can’t account for? That’s where it goes.
fed
significant wealth
inflated academic credentials
hmmm 
Remember when that dem politician got caught with gold bars in a suit coat?
when we were told to return to the office I didn't realize you meant the gold bars too, my bad
WHAT AM I EVEN DOING WITH MY LIFE?!?!?
It must be the easiest grift ever to get rich as a CIA agent. "Yea they need a bribe of 500.000 2million dollars by tomorrow, please send it in unmarked, non-contiguous bills."
He just did Kelly's Heroes but for the Iraq War.
Why would you keep your gold bars in your own home, as opposed to underneath a shack or a hunting stand on a piece of land that you have?
Don't stash where you sleep.
David (Gold) Rush
"WASHINGTON — A former CIA senior officer with top secret-level clearance has been accused of secretly stashing millions of dollars in gold bars in his home that he said he needed for “work-related expenses,” according to court documents and two people familiar with his employment history. "
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