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A former high-ranking CIA official who allegedly lied about his credentials to secure $77,000 in bogus military leave was busted after FBI agents found a mind-blowing fortune, including $40 million worth of gold bars, hidden inside his Virginia home.<\/p>\n

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The feds conducted a raid at the residence of David Rush last week, uncovering a staggering 303 gold bars, $2 million in cash and nearly three dozen luxury Rolex watches, according to court documents.<\/p>\n

Rush, until recently a \u201csenior executive service-level employee\u201d at the CIA, reportedly requested the massive haul of gold and foreign currency for \u201cwork-related expenses\u201d between November and March.<\/p>\n

When the agency conducted a routine audit, the assets were missing from official custody, prompting the CIA director to refer the matter to federal investigators.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a CIA internal investigation identified potential violations of the law, CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred the information to the FBI for a law enforcement investigation,\u201d the FBI said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe FBI is working closely with our partners at the CIA and the Department of Justice as we continue to investigate this matter fully,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n

Before last week\u2019s raid, federal officials checked a storage space in Rush\u2019s office that he used to store work-related funds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut only a portion of the currency he received remained in the storage space,\u201d according to the court affidavit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Rush is currently only charged with inflating his college resume and scamming the government out of military leave pay after he allegedly falsely claimed to be a member of the Navy Reserve.<\/p>\n

According to the affidavit, Rush fabricated much of his background on his way to securing a senior executive service role in the federal government.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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While Rush enlisted in the Navy in 1997, he was honorably discharged in 2015 and after he never enlisted in any other branch of US military, the court documents state.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After his Navy discharge, Rush allegedly falsified active Captain status to pocket $77,000 in unearned military leave while drawing an inflated executive salary.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He also claimed he received a mathematics degree from Clemson University and an electrical engineering master\u2019s from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, but registrars found no record of him.<\/p>\n

Rush additionally alleged to have certifications from the U.S. Air Force and Naval Test Pilot Schools; however, FAA and military files reveal he lacked a pilot\u2019s license, serving instead as an IT technician, among other roles.<\/p>\n

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He is currently being held in federal custody.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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