Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“A former US government official has been arrested after FBI investigators found hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40m (£29.6m) in his Virginia home. David Rush made several requests to the US government to receive the bars ‘for work-related expenses’ over the past year, according to court documents. He has been charged with criminal theft of public money in a complaint filed last week. According to the New York Times, Rush held a senior position in the CIA until recently. He was arrested and is being held in detention until his hearing this week. His attorney declined to comment. Agents also uncovered about $2m in US currency in Rush’s home, along with 35 luxury watches, many of them Rolexes..” (05/28/26)