# Ex-CIA officer with gold bars at home admits to $200m US government scam

https://mins.news/en/item/89126

- BBC News, 2026-10-06 19:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr3wvq965dngo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Former CIA officer David Rush has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a scheme that prosecutors say defrauded the US government of about $200m through fake contracts and luxury real estate deals. He also admitted giving top-secret information to an unauthorised foreign official and revealing details of a clandestine human source. Investigators found 298 gold bars, $2m in cash and 35 luxury watches at his home.

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