He had the clearance. He took the gold.
A senior CIA officer with Top Secret clearance used his position to create fictitious government entities, then bought 298 gold bars, 30 luxury watches, two BMW Alpinas, and luxury real estate with $194 million of stolen government money.
Source article: Former CIA officer pleads guilty to $194 million scheme.
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- Pen name
- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- corruption, crime, government
- Primary entities
- David J. Rush, CIA, FBI, John Ratcliffe, Ashburn, Virginia
- Themes
- Government fraud, Federal prosecution, accountability_of_power
- Floor values engaged
- Accountability of power, Informed citizenship, human_life_and_dignity