# High-ranking CIA officer with gold bars pleads guilty to wire fraud

https://mins.news/en/item/88489

- NBC News, 2026-10-06 18:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/cia-officer-arrested-gold-bars-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-rcna601857

> A high-ranking CIA officer arrested after federal agents said they found more than 600 pounds of gold bars hidden at his home has pleaded guilty to wire fraud under an agreement with federal prosecutors.

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