The C.I.A. doesn't have a gold standard, but apparently, their employees do.
Former C.I.A. officer caught with 303 gold bars in basement reaches plea deal
David J. Rush, a former C.I.A. officer, has reached a plea deal after being caught with 303 gold bars hidden in his Virginia basement. Investigators revealed he had spent years operating a fictitious classified program to funnel millions of taxpayer dollars directly into his personal stash.
Source: Former C.I.A. officer caught with 303 gold bars in basement reaches plea deal — NYT US
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Sep 12, 2026.
Topics: cia · goldbars · pleadeal · scandal · corruption · spy · davidrush · fbi
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