CIA officer said he was developing hacking tools, but actually stole $190 million in top secret fraud scam

Former CIA official admitted falsifying credentials, securing a senior role with top-level clearance He allegedly stole nearly $194 million through a fake intelligence program scheme FBI seized gold, cash, luxury assets; he faces up to 20 years in prison A 49-year-old man lied on his resume to get hired by the CIA - and when he got a high-ranking position, he used it to steal millions of dollars from the US government.

He then used that money to fund a lavish lifestyle and was ultimately caught - and is now facing 20 years in prison.

No, this is not the plot of Martin Scorsese’s “Wolf of Langley”, the news was just confirmed by the US Department of Justice, who named David J.

Rush, of Ashburn, Virginia, as the fraudster, and said he pleaded guilty to “executing a scheme to defraud the federal government”.

“Following an internal investigation that identified potential crimes, CIA immediately referred this matter to the FBI,” said CIA Director John Ratcliffe.

“David Rush abused his position and betrayed the public trust and should be held fully accountable for his actions.” The Wolf of Langley According to court documents, Rush lied during the job interview about his education and military experience, which ultimately helped him land a senior executive-level position with a federal agency.

In that position, he held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance - a designation some government agencies use to control access to some of the government’s most sensitive classified information.

It combines Top Secret clearance (the highest standard US security classification level), with eligibility to access Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) which, in itself, is subject to additional security restrictions.

This clearance allowed Rush to access highly classified US government intelligence, but more importantly, allowed him to create a fake “Special Access Program” and get it funded.

He then used this funding to wire himself roughly $145 million, buying luxury real estate, watches, and “at least one car”.

He also acquired 298 gold bars, worth approximately $46 million.

In total, Rush pocketed $193,590,400 in US government funds.

Obviously, $200 million is no pocket change, and someone must have noticed, since on May 19, the FBI raided Rush’s residence.

They recovered 298 gold bars, more than two million in cash, just over €100,000 in euros, and “numerous luxury watches” most of which were Rolexes.