You might remember the story of CIA senior officer David J. Rush, 49, of Ashburn, Virginia, who was indicted after an FBI investigation found gold bars, cash in dollars and euros as well as luxury cars and dozens of luxury watches.
Today the DOJ announced that Rush has plead guilty {pdf SEE HERE} in a deal where he will admit to one count of wire fraud, and that will permit the DOJ to finish prosecuting the case without revealing extremely sensitive information about the CIA operations Rush was involved in.
Rush stands accused of manipulating more than $195 million in wire transfers to his own accounts, after setting up covert fake CIA operations centered around unknown foreign intelligence efforts. When you read the plea agreement that stipulates the facts of his activity, it certainly sounds like David Rush was able to execute the fraud under the auspices of Ukraine operations.
To be clear, there’s no mention of Ukraine, but the scale of the money involved, the timing of the activity, the location of the real estate and the attributes of the money and gold (as described) sound very Ukrainian-ish.
DOJ PRESS RELEASE – […] On May 19, 2026, the FBI searched Rush’s residence and recovered 298 gold bars, approximately $2,106,550 in cash, €104,795, and numerous luxury watches. Rush had obtained the gold bars at an approximate cost to the government of $46 million. Pursuant to the plea agreement, Rush has agreed to forfeit the gold bars and currency found at his home, the fraudulently obtained properties, 30 watches (many of which were Rolexes), and two 2026 BMW Alpina vehicles, at least one of which is valued at approximately $172,000.
Rush is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 28, 2027. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, forfeiture, restitution, and a fine. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. (much more)
In addition to the theft, schemes and fraud, inside the plea document Rush admitted that in late 2025 he disclosed “certain descriptive information of a U.S. government clandestine human source” that could “endanger the safety and life of a CIA human source and the U.S. government officers working with the source,” as well as jeopardize America’s “ability to recruit human sources, who rely on the U.S. government’s assurance of absolute secrecy.”
This guy was so deep inside covert (sketchy) CIA stuff, the DOJ dropped a bazillion other charge options and gave him a plea deal for a single count of wire fraud.
Cash and gold bars recovered in search of Rush’s residence
This is a news story?? His problem is that he got caught, thousands of other in the FedGovt, grifting even bigger $$.
Typical CIA officer pisses off the wrong people and is actually held accountable.
How many hundreds more are there? Yes, I think it’s hundreds.
A single snow flake, on the tip of one Iceberg.
Held accountable?
Audit the CIA and the FBI and the FED make it public
He was given a deal to protect a bunch of other people, maybe some big names to boot?
Those gold bars being loose like that tells me he wasn’t the only one handling them.
Agree. My first thought was “who is the DOJ protecting”?
My opinion of the answer? Itself.
So, if the common man tries to rip off the government for $0.50, he’s hung out to dry. This guy rips off the government for almost $ 200,000,000.00, and HE gets a sweetheart deal that no common man could ever dream of?
Our judicial system is as crooked as the rest of government.
Exposing more or going to trial would out too many CIA secrets. CIA is corrupt to the core and the plea deal is not for his benefit, it is to the benefit of protecting CIA as an institution… The corrupt institution that it is.
His sentencing on January 28th will be a Kevin Clinesmth 2.0.
“sounds like David Rush was able to execute the fraud under the auspices of Ukraine operations.”
Look at this guy, acting like he’s a Congressman. What hubris he has.
If you rob a bank, but leave a note promising to pay them back $10.00 a month, I guess they would just consider that a loan. Right? That is how stupid this sounds!
That would work if you include the amount of interest you promise to pay in the note. /s
I’ve got to wonder who vetted this guy. The clearance process for him should have easily caught his lies about his military service and education.
Hardly a disqualification when sleazebags are useful in that line of work and more readily manipulated by the agency with compromat.
the other guys who also committed theft, bribery, wire fraud, exposing human sources…. all Godless, all traitors
Imagine how many more there are? No wonder they want to keep the war going forever.
Louden county is covered with 3 letter stash and safe houses, when the new housing was going in the gov would buy houses, all new to each other neighbors.
How nice that he “agreed to forfeit” all the stuff he stole. What if he hadn’t? Would he receive a strongly worded letter? Would they ask “pretty please”?
Would you get the same treatment? Would you even be ASKED to “forfeit” anything?
What the hell ever happened to procecuting people for crimes?
“Pursuant to the plea agreement, Rush has agreed to forfeit the gold bars and….”
Agreed to?
They used to snatch back what was stolen without the thiefs consent.
Plea deal? Who’s the judge?
Like the one given to Kevin Clinesmith? He got Boasberg… Probation, no prison time.
Or harsher…
Three months at Club Fed maybe?
“Sketchy” I’m sure has its advantages.
TPTB are covering their own anatomies. But we all know that.
How many in Congress are guilty of similar grift?
Huh….and not Somali either……
They taught him WELL and he leared….must have a WHOLE CABINET of “in the event of my demise” poison pills …. 60 days community service I bet….tops……🥴🙀😅
American tax payers want their money back!!!!!
Kinda like a bank being “too big to fail.” It renders one invulnerable.
Heard about this story awhile back. Don’t remember where.
If he was truly operating out of bounds then it’s amazing that he wasn’t disappeared. Must have needed him to clw back as much as possible.
Where I wonder, did all the trove come from……?
How much of the national debt is because of fraud?
You don’t have to open somali learing centres to steal from taxpayers.
His activities have nothing to do with ”national security”they are covered up because it is embarrassing to the CIA.
I’m surprised that the fbi which is part of the corrupt deep state, turned him in.
Maybe Rush didn’t want to share the loot.
How do we stop paying all taxes?
The Dep’t of Justice is a really bad joke.
In this day of paper trails and digital footprints no matter what one does someone gave this spook an easy way out and have proof of everything he did.