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Senior CIA official accused of stealing $40m in gold bars from agency

The Guardian UK Friday 29 May 2026, 15:07 UTC By Richard Luscombe 1 min read
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A senior CIA official, David Rush, is facing trial for allegedly stealing 303 gold bars and over $2 million in foreign currency from the agency. His first court appearance has been postponed until next week while he remains in custody in Virginia. The theft is valued at more than $40 million.

David Rush’s trial for allegedly taking 303 gold bars and $2m in foreign currency from agency was pushed to next week

A senior intelligence operative accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40m and hiding them at home remained in custody in Virginia on Friday after a judge pushed his first court appearance to next week.

David Rush, a former executive service-level employee for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), is alleged to have taken 303 bullion bars, each weighing 2.2lb (1kg), and more than $2m in foreign currency, from his government office, according to an eight-page FBI affidavit.

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