FBI Arrests Virginia Man After Seizing 303 Gold Bars Worth Over $40 Million
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Updated · Patch · May 22
FBI Arrests Virginia Man After Seizing 303 Gold Bars Worth Over $40 Million
1 articles · Updated · Patch · May 22
303 gold bars weighing about 1 kilogram each, roughly $2 million in cash and 35 luxury watches were seized from David J. Rush’s Fairfax County home before his federal arrest on a theft charge.
Prosecutors say Rush used false Clemson and RPI degrees, inflated military and aviation credentials, and a bogus Navy Reserve status to obtain government employment, clearance access and pay.
744 hours of military leave claimed after his 2015 discharge brought in about $77,000, while investigators also allege he sought tens of millions of dollars in gold bars and foreign currency for supposed work expenses.
Rush, a former senior executive service-level employee with top-secret SCI clearance, appeared in Alexandria federal court Wednesday and remained in U.S. Marshals custody ahead of a Friday detention hearing.
How did a man with fake credentials pass a top-secret clearance to steal millions?
Amidst a new gold rush, how vulnerable are government assets to insider threats?
Why was a US government agency using millions in physical gold bars for expenses?