A former CIA officer is accused of stealing gold and hiding gold bullion in his home.
A former CIA officer with a high-level clearance has been accused of secretly hiding millions of dollars in gold bars in his home that he said he needed for “work-related expenses.”
Rush, who held an administrative position, was charged with criminal theft of public funds in a complaint filed last week in the Eastern District of Virginia.The CIA and FBI issued a joint statement on the charges against Rush, saying: “After an internal CIA investigation identified potential violations of the law, CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred the information to the FBI for a law enforcement investigation.”“The FBI is working closely with our partners at the CIA and Department of Justice as we continue to fully investigate this matter.
We are committed to pursuing the facts, ensuring accountability, and achieving justice according to the law.”
David Rush Not who he claimed to be: who he is Former CIA officer ?
Rush worked for the government in various capacities, although not as he claimed, and departments were also kept in the dark about his original identity. Between November 2025 and March of this year, Rush allegedly made multiple requests to the government for large amounts of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bullion to cover work-related expenses.
Since Rush is a high-ranking officer, not many details have been revealed. It is also unclear how long he worked for the CIA, but reports indicate that he was working for the CIA until March of this year. Reports confirmed that he was working for the CIA at the time, and the agency was unable to locate the gold bullion or determine its intended use.When FBI agents searched his home on May 18, they found approximately 303 gold bars with an estimated value of more than $40 million, the complaint says.
They also recovered $2 million in US currency and 35 luxury watches. It is also unknown why the FBI initiated an investigation against him.
Rush demonstrated a false degree to the Navy and the government
The FBI also accused Rush of lying to the US Navy when he enlisted in 1997 by providing them with transcripts and other records that falsely indicated he had an undergraduate degree from Clemson University. Because of his testimony, Rush was commissioned an ensign in the U.S. Navy Reserves in 2004 and was honorably discharged in 2015.After that, he applied to work with the federal government three times, citing his degrees from Clemson University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Naval Postgraduate School. He also listed those schools when he applied for a security clearance.Later, in 2018, he applied to enter the Senior Executive Service and claimed to be a graduate of the United States Air Weapons Test School, as well as the current director of test for the Army-Navy Combined Weapons Test Organization of 145 people and 18 aircraft, the complaint says.
