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A former senior U.S. government official with top secret security clearance was arrested after the FBI<\/a> raided his Virginia home and discovered a staggering $40 million stash of gold bars, $2 million in cash and 35 luxury watches, court documents reveal.<\/p>\n

David J. Rush was arrested May 19 and is facing federal charges for theft of public money after allegedly swindling the government out of<\/a> tens of millions of dollars while posing as a highly decorated Navy Reserve captain and Air Force test pilot.<\/p>\n

According to an unsealed criminal complaint and FBI affidavit, the grift unraveled after Rush made multiple requests to his unnamed government agency between November 2025 and March 2026 for a “significant quantity of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bars.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rush claimed the payout was strictly for “work-related expenses,” but an FBI search of his home on May 18 turned up roughly 303 one-kilogram gold bars, $2 million in U.S. currency and dozens of luxury watches, many of which were Rolexes, according to court documents.<\/p>\n

CBP DIRECTOR FACES CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY DEFRAUDING FEMA AND LYING TO FEDS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A federal investigation<\/a> revealed that despite holding a Senior Executive Service (SES) rank and Top Secret\/SCI clearance, Rush routinely lied about his military background and education.<\/p>\n

In applications for his high-level job, Rush claimed he was a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and the “current director of test for a 145-person, 18-aircraft joint Army\/Navy weapons test organization,” according to court documents.<\/p>\n

However, military records show Rush was never a pilot and held no FAA licenses; his actual duties in the Navy included working as an information systems technician.<\/p>\n

FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT ANALYST PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLING MORE THAN $650K<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

He also allegedly faked his educational credentials to boost his federal salary, claiming he held a bachelor\u2019s degree from Clemson University and a master’s degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, according to the filings.<\/p>\n

Registrars from both universities confirmed to the FBI they have no record of Rush ever attending their schools.<\/p>\n

Further, the FBI claims that Rush scammed the government out of $77,000 in fraudulent military leave<\/a>, claiming 744 hours of paid time off by telling his employer he was actively serving as a Navy Reserve captain (O-6) through September 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rush was honorably discharged a decade earlier, in February 2015, as a lieutenant (O-3), according to court documents.<\/p>\n

He is currently being held in federal custody by the U.S. Marshals after a judge initially denied his request for release.<\/p>\n

Rush recently waived his right to a preliminary hearing, and a magistrate judge found probable cause to move the case to a grand jury<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The FBI and CIA<\/a> did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/feds-seize-40m-gold-bars-cash-rolexes-senior-us-govt-official-faked-navy-pilot <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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