Navy veteran, ex-CIA officer found with $40 million in gold bars reaches tentative plea agreement

A Navy veteran and former CIA employee whose home was found to have $40 million in gold bars after an FBI raid has reached a tentative plea agreement. David J. Rush is seen in this undated booking photo taken in Alexandria, Va. Rush, a Navy veteran and ex-CIA officer, has reached a tentative plea agreement with federal prosecutors after more than $40 million in gold bars was seized during an FBI raid of his home earlier this year. (Alexandria Sheriff via AP) A Navy veteran and former CIA employee whose home was found to contain $40 million in gold bars following an FBI raid earlier this year has reached a tentative plea agreement with federal prosecutors.

David Rush has not been charged with stealing the gold, and it’s not exactly clear how he obtained it. He remains in custody charged with falsifying his timesheets to wrongfully claim some $77,000 in military leave. On Friday, Rush’s attorney and prosecutors told a Virginia district court judge more time was needed to complete paperwork related to the plea deal, court records show. A pre-indictment resolution of the case would better serve the “ends of justice,” given the sizable logistical issues to be confronted in dealing with classified information at trial, Rush’s attorney and prosecutors argued in the filing. “The parties have made significant