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Former CIA Officer David Rush Reaches Tentative Plea Deal Over Alleged Gold Bar Theft
Just the facts
Federal prosecutors reached a tentative plea deal with former Central Intelligence Agency officer David Rush, who was charged with stealing government property. Rush was indicted for allegedly stealing hundreds of gold bars valued at more than $40 million from agency storage and concealing them in his residential basement. The tentative agreement would resolve federal charges in exchange for a formal guilty plea and forfeiture of the recovered bullion assets. Defense attorneys and prosecutors are scheduled to present the formal plea paperwork before a federal district judge for court approval.
Why this is news
Federal prosecutors negotiated a tentative plea agreement in the criminal prosecution of former CIA employee David Rush.
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