A former CIA officer has been charged in the United States with stealing public funds after federal agents allegedly discovered a secret trove at his home that included more than £31.4 million ($40 million) in gold bars, along with cash and luxury watches, according to court documents. The scale of the haul has stunned observers and raised urgent questions about how such alleged conduct could go undetected inside systems meant to scrutinise the finances and backgrounds of intelligence personnel.
The case centres on David Rush, a senior official with top secret clearance, and raises questions about how such alleged conduct could go undetected within systems designed to monitor the finances and backgrounds of intelligence personnel.
