Former CIA-ite accused of stealing $40M in gold bars ....

[The Bread Guy]

... as "work expenses"?

U.S. arrests ex-CIA official with US$40 million in gold at home

The United States has arrested a former senior CIA official after a search found US$40 million worth of gold bars at his home.

www.ctvnews.ca

Gold Rush: Did CIA agent steal $40m in gold bars via work expenses?

FBI says ex-CIA official David Rush repeatedly lied about his credentials in US government job applications.

www.aljazeera.com

Ex-CIA official charged with stealing millions of dollars in gold bars from the federal government

A former senior CIA official with top secret-level clearance is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million from the federal government.

apnews.com

Ex-CIA official arrested after $40M in gold bars allegedly found inside his home

A former CIA official was arrested after FBI agents allegedly found $40 million worth of gold bars at his home while investigating whether he lied about his background.

www.cbsnews.com

Not exactly as illustrated ...


Presumed innocent until proven guilty via due process, as usual. Court docs attached.

 

[brihard]

Amazing. Every paragraph just gets better, too. Dude handed in a CV saying he’s a USN test pilot, and in reality he has no pilot’s license. Inconsistent educational background across various applications.

Amazing, amazing work by the security clearance vetting shop.

I’d love to know what he did for CIA that “I need millions of dollars in gold bars for work” without detail given was plausible, reasonable, and they gave him the gold.

Someone in the administration’s gonna be super pissed that a regime somewhere didn’t get changed because this dude yoinked the gold.

 

[dapaterson]

Someone in the administration is gonna be super pissed that they didn't get a cut.

 

[dapaterson]

.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Amazing. Every paragraph just gets better, too. Dude handed in a CV saying he’s a USN test pilot, and in reality he has no pilot’s license. Inconsistent educational background across various applications.

Amazing, amazing work by the security clearance vetting shop.

I’d love to know what he did for CIA that “I need millions of dollars in gold bars for work” without detail given was plausible, reasonable, and they gave him the gold.

Someone in the administration’s gonna be super pissed that a regime somewhere didn’t get changed because this dude yoinked the gold.

Sometimes pure audacity will carry you a long way. Asking for 40 mil in gold would infer that you have support from someone high up and neck deep in some sort of black ops. Likely he was very convincing to people. One can also infer that these sort of transactions are more common in the CIA, then they would like you to know.

 

[The Bread Guy]

One can also infer that these sort of transactions are more common in the CIA, then they would like you to know.

Sometimes petty cash isn’t always as petty as we think

 

[Blackadder1916]

Perhaps he was trying to emulate his "namesake" and going for a Guinness record.

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[GK .Dundas]

[QUOTE="Colin Parkinson, post: 2152099, One can also infer that these sort of transactions are more common in the CIA, then they would like you to know.
[/QUOTE]
I suspect there not. And currently everyone at Langley is insanely jealous.

 

[GR66]

[QUOTE="Colin Parkinson, post: 2152099, One can also infer that these sort of transactions are more common in the CIA, then they would like you to know.

I suspect there not. And currently everyone at Langley is insanely jealous.
[/QUOTE]

...or they are nervous that they'll get caught too since the spotlight is now on these types of transactions

 

[KevinB]

Amateur, only 40m…

 

[lenaitch]

Maybe all he needed to say was the gold was required for the new bling at the White House. It's gonna be a big ballroom.