Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,
A CIA officer arrested with gold bars and cash in his home has admitted to stealing from the government and exposing a top-secret source, according to court filings made public on Oct. 6.
During their search of David Rush's home, investigators seized about 300 gold bars, federal officials said, along with about $2 million in U.S. currency.Department of JusticeDavid Rush, who is no longer with the CIA, pleaded guilty during a hearing in federal court in Virginia on Tuesday to a count of wire fraud and faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain of his crime.
Rush admitted as part of a plea agreement to disclosing sensitive information while he was a CIA officer.
Rush in 2025 "revealed to a foreign government official the existence and certain descriptive information of a U.S. government clandestine human source," said one court filing, outlining facts Rush acknowledged were true.
The nature of the source's work and the government for whom the official works was not detailed.
Rush admitted during an April 28 interview that he disclosed information about the source.
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Rush also said he made up a highly classified program to justify spending
