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Former CIA official with Top Secret clearance admits to $194 million fraud, including 298 gold bars and four luxury South Florida properties
A former senior federal official pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding the government of about $194 million, using invented classified programs to buy 298 gold bars, four luxury South Florida properties, watches and two BMWs. David J.
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A former senior federal official, David J. Rush of Ashburn, Virginia, pleaded guilty in federal court in Alexandria to one count of wire fraud for defrauding the government of roughly $194 million. He used fabricated classified programs to purchase 298 gold bars, four luxury South Florida properties, watches and two BMWs. The plea follows a tentative agreement reached in September.
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