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Navy veteran ex-CIA officer reaches tentative plea deal
By The BriefBrief · Sources (15)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
Summary: David Rush, a Navy veteran and former CIA employee, reached a tentative plea agreement with federal prosecutors after more than $40 million in gold bars were seized in an FBI raid of his home earlier this year. He remains in custody on charges of falsifying timesheets to wrongfully claim about $77,000 in military leave.
WHO: David Rush; federal prosecutors
WHAT: Rush and prosecutors reached a tentative plea agreement in federal court; Rush remains in custody on timesheet-falsification charges.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026
WHERE: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
WHY: More time was needed to complete paperwork related to the plea deal, and the parties sought a pre-indictment resolution due to logistical issues involving classified information at trial.
Sources (15):
ABC News,
ARY News,
Al Jazeera,
CBS News,
Deutsche Welle,
Fox News,
NBC News,
NPR,
PBS NewsHour,
Stars & Stripes,
Straits Times,
The Independent,
UPI,
WBIR 10News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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