C.I.A. Official David Rush Arrested for Inflating Credentials and Military Leave Fraud
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Devlin Barrett, Julian E. Barnes
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· 3 sourcesThe F.B.I. arrested C.I.A. official David Rush on May 19 after C.I.A. Director John Ratcliffe referred the case to the bureau, according to Hacker News and bsky. Despite sensational headlines about $40 million in gold bars, Hacker News reported that Rush is only charged with inflating his academic credentials and fraudulently obtaining military leave pay worth tens of thousands of dollars. Court papers cited by bsky note the C.I.A. stated it was "unable to locate the gold bars or significant amounts of the foreign currency."
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Summary
David Rush, a C.I.A. official, was arrested by the F.B.I. after an internal C.I.A. investigation identified potential legal violations. Despite the sensational headline mentioning $40 million in gold bars, the only charge actually filed against Rush is that he inflated his academic credentials and fraudulently obtained military leave pay worth tens of thousands of dollars. Court papers note the C.I.A. was unable to locate the alleged gold bars or significant foreign currency. The case was referred to the F.B.I. by C.I.A. Director John Ratcliffe.
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· 3 pulledThe C.I.A. was 'unable to locate the gold bars or significant amounts of the foreign currency,' the court papers charged.
After a C.I.A. internal investigation identified potential violations of the law, C.I.A. Director John Ratcliffe referred the information to...
In a joint statement, the C.I.A. and F.B.I. said the arrest occurred on May 19, after the agency alerted the bureau.
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