The CIA’s insane gold bars scandal
A former CIA employee, David Rush, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the agency by claiming false qualifications and misappropriating funds. Rush falsely claimed degrees and military experience to gain security clearance and promotions within the CIA. He requested and received significant amounts of gold and currency for work-related expenses, leading to an FBI investigation that uncovered 303 gold bars valued at over $40 million.
- ▪David Rush joined the CIA in 2009 and falsely claimed to have degrees from Clemson University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
- ▪Despite his fabrications, Rush received a Top Secret security clearance and was promoted within the agency.
- ▪He requested tens of millions of dollars in gold bars and foreign currency for work-related expenses, which the CIA provided.
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THE CIA’S INSANE GOLD BARS SCANDAL. Here is the basic story, as alleged in an affidavit filed in federal court: (function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "https://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })() In 2009, a man named David Rush, a Navy veteran, took a job at the CIA. As part of the application process, he told the CIA that he had a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Clemson University, when in fact he had never attended or obtained a degree from Clemson University.
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