Former CIA official found with $40M in gold bars reaches tentative plea deal

Jimmc414 12 points 8 comments September 13, 2026
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ungreased0675

Satire is impossible these days.

bell-cot

... inflating his salary by falsely claiming degrees from Clemson University in South Carolina and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit filed in court. How in hell was our post-Snowden Creep State unable to notice such things?

Jimmc414

>The FBI affidavit said Rush had obtained the gold bars from the U.S. government for “work-related expenses.” Rush’s attorney has said the charge against him isn’t related to the gold bars, which she described as “a sensational tidbit.” $40 million in work related expenses paid in gold bars? Sounds completely legitimate.

BobbyTables2

That’s just under 300kg of gold…

f30e3dfed1c9

Probably gonna make a good movie someday.

f30e3dfed1c9

"A Justice Department attorney said during a June court proceeding that Rush wasn’t supposed to have the gold bars at his home." Well, no, I suppose he wasn't.

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