CIA officer said he was developing hacking tools, but actually stole $190 million in top secret fraud scam
Pro Security CIA officer said he was developing hacking tools, but actually stole $190 million in top secret fraud scam News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 8 October 2026 Lavish homes, cars, watches, and hundreds of gold bars When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. He then used that money to fund a lavish lifestyle and was ultimately caught - and is now facing 20 years in prison.No, this is not the plot of Martin Scorsese’s “Wolf of Langley”, the news was just confirmed by the US Department of Justice, who named David J. Rush, of Ashburn, Virginia, as the fraudster, and said he pleaded guilty to “executing a scheme to defraud the federal government”.“Following an internal investigation that identified potential crimes, CIA immediately referred this matter to the FBI,” said CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
- ▪Pro Security CIA officer said he was developing hacking tools, but actually stole $190 million in top secret fraud scam News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 8 October 2026 Lavish homes, cars, watches, and hundreds of gold bars When you purchas
- ▪He then used that money to fund a lavish lifestyle and was ultimately caught - and is now facing 20 years in prison.No, this is not the plot of Martin Scorsese’s “Wolf of Langley”, the news was just confirmed by the US Department of Justice
- ▪Rush, of Ashburn, Virginia, as the fraudster, and said he pleaded guilty to “executing a scheme to defraud the federal government”.“Following an internal investigation that identified potential crimes, CIA immediately referred this matter t
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Pro Security CIA officer said he was developing hacking tools, but actually stole $190 million in top secret fraud scam News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 8 October 2026 Lavish homes, cars, watches, and hundreds of gold bars When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Former CIA official admitted falsifying credentials, securing a senior role with top-level clearanceHe allegedly stole nearly $194 million through a fake intelligence program schemeFBI seized gold, cash, luxury assets; he faces up to 20…
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