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David Rush, a former senior CIA official, successfully entered the agency and attained high level clearances despite providing fraudulent academic and military credentials 1 5. Investigations reveal that Rush lied about his background as a Navy pilot to obtain an inflated salary and military leave 2 5. He utilized his position within highly secretive intelligence programs to embezzle funds and steal 303 gold bars valued at over $40 million 3 6. The discrepancies in his history were not discovered until a recent internal investigation by the CIA 2 9.

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1. 1 · abc7news.comACADEMIC
   Former CIA officer allegedly defrauded government by lying about ...

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2. 2 · abcnews.comACADEMIC
   FBI finds 303 gold bars in home of CIA employee who allegedly lied ...

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3. 3 · washingtonpost.comACADEMIC
   CIA officer who had gold bars is accused of creating fake spy program

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4. 4 · nypost.comACADEMIC
   How CIA officer convinced US government to give him $40 million in ...

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5. 5 · foxbaltimore.comWEB
   Ex-CIA official charged after FBI finds $40 million in gold bars, cash ...

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6. 6 · jpost.comWEB
   Ex-CIA official stole millions, falsified information, prosecutors say

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7. 7 · justice.govACADEMIC
   [PDF] https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/08/politics/mar-a-lago-search-warrant ...

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8. 8 · congress.govACADEMIC
   [PDF] (U)REPORT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE UNITED ...

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9. 9 · kcra.comWEB
   Former CIA official accused of stealing $40M in gold bars - KCRA

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