{"id":2607804,"date":"2026-05-28T11:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-arrests-cia-official-who-snatched-over-40-million-in-gold-bars\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:25:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:25:42","slug":"fbi-arrests-cia-official-who-snatched-over-40-million-in-gold-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-arrests-cia-official-who-snatched-over-40-million-in-gold-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI arrests CIA official who snatched over $40 million in gold bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-arrests-cia-official-who-snatched-over-40-million-in-gold-bars%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607804&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A former CIA official, David Rush, has been charged in federal court after prosecutors allege he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >stole 303 gold bars worth<\/a> more than $40 million from the agency and lied about his background to superiors. According to the complaint,the items were hidden at his Virginia home,and the allegations also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-warns-against-buying-these-otc-flu-medications\/\" title=\"FDA Warns Against Buying These OTC Flu Medications\">include false claims<\/a> about his education,Navy pilot experiance,and reserve status that helped him receive $77,000 in military leave pay.<\/p>\n<p>During an FBI raid, agents seized the gold bars, about $2 million in cash, and 35 luxury watches.The investigation followed a CIA internal inquiry after the agency reportedly couldn\u2019t locate the gold bars after Rush requested money and gold for work-related expenses. The FBI executed a search warrant and arrested Rush the next day; a court hearing is set for Friday in Virginia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cia\/\">CIA<\/a> official is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-house-speaker-pelosis-laptop-missing-w-va-delegate-charged-for-his-role-in-capitol-breach\/\" title=\"Reports: House Speaker Pelosi\u2019s laptop missing &amp; W. Va. delegate ... for his role in Capitol breach\">facing federal charges<\/a> after being accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars from the agency and lying to superiors about his background. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\"> FBI<\/a> arrested David Rush, a senior executive with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voa-misallocates-funds-and-suppresses-negative-stories-about-iran-this-lawmaker-wants-to-investigate\/\" title=\"VOA Misallocates Funds and Suppresses Negative Stories About Iran. This Lawmaker Wants To Investigate.\">top-secret security clearance<\/a>, whom prosecutors say stole 303 gold bars worth more than $40 million and stashed them at his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"96\">Virginia<\/a> home. Rush was charged with theft of public funds, according to a criminal complaint. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4584725\/new-york-man-prison-iran-murder-plot\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>New York man sentenced to 10 years in prison for plotting murder of Iran regime critic<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4583375\/two-anti-ice-protesters-arrested-assaulting-officers-delaney-hall-newark\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Two anti-ICE protesters charged with assaulting officers at Delaney Hall facility in Newark<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4583230\/minneapolis-police-chief-resigns-concerns-tampered-sexual-misconduct-probe\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Minneapolis police chief resigns amid concerns he tampered with sexual misconduct probe<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rush worked for the CIA\u2019s Directorate of Science and Technology, which develops high-tech tools for espionage missions, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/05\/28\/former-cia-official-arrested-embezzlement-hoarding-more-than-40-million-gold-bars\/\">according to<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. In addition to being accused of stealing the gold bars, Rush allegedly lied about having college and master\u2019s degrees, about being a Navy pilot, and about being in the military reserves, allowing him to collect $77,000 in military leave pay. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the FBI\u2019s raid on Rush\u2019s residence, agents seized the gold bars, around $2 million in cash, and 35 luxury watches, including Rolexes, according to the affidavit. The raid came after Rush asked the CIA for, and received, \u201ca significant quantity of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bars for work-related expenses\u201d between November 2025 and March 2026, according to filings. Later, when the CIA couldn\u2019t locate the bars in Rush\u2019s office, it notified the FBI, leading the agency to execute a search warrant at the official\u2019s property. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter a CIA internal investigation identified potential violations of the law, CIA Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-ratcliffe\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3025\">John Ratcliffe<\/a> referred the information to the FBI for a law enforcement investigation,\u201d an FBI spokesman told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cThe FBI is working closely with our partners at the CIA and the Department of Justice as we continue to investigate this matter fully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4516576\/cia-deception-campaign-iran-f15\/\"><strong>HOW THE CIA USED A DECEPTION CAMPAIGN IN IRAN TO EXTRACT DOWNED F-15 CREW MEMBER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The search warrant appears to have been executed on May 18, and Rush was arrested the following day. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A hearing is scheduled for Friday in federal court in Virginia. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-CIA official David Rush faces charges for stealing gold bars and lying<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2607805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/john-ratcliffe-cia-director.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5175,7362,50645,80394,33963],"class_list":["post-2607804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrest","tag-cia","tag-fbi-2","tag-gold-smuggling","tag-money-laundering"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/john-ratcliffe-cia-director.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607804"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607808,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607804\/revisions\/2607808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}