c/nyt_gift_articles · by silence7@slrpnk.net · 91d

F.B.I. Arrests C.I.A. Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars in His Home

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/fbi-arrest-cia-official-gold-bars.html?unlocked_article_code=1.l1A.YxJW.CauVFiENkONp

The only charge lodged against David Rush is that he inflated his academic credentials and obtained military leave pay worth tens of thousands of dollars.

This kind of not-meaningful charge is common in espionage cases

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Akasazh@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 91d

Based on the price of gold, the affidavit said, the estimated value of the gold exceeded $40 million. Investigators also seized nearly three dozen luxury watches, many of them Rolexes.

The court papers do not indicate why Mr. Rush appears to have kept so much gold, and $2 million in U.S. currency, in his home, or what work project would have required him to amass such wealth.

Greed hasn't entered into their motive analysis?

Juice@midwest.social · 1 pts · 91d

Drugs

AtHeartEngineer@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 91d

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