You need to steal 300 gold bars before the CIA even checks your resumé?
A former CIA employee, David Rush, managed to requisition $40 million in gold bars while padding his resume for over 15 years. His fraudulent claims included degrees from universities he never attended and a false assertion of being a Navy pilot. The incident raises serious questions about the CIA's vetting processes and the overall competence of the intelligence community.
- ▪David Rush, a former CIA employee, stole 300 kilos of gold and millions in foreign currency.
- ▪He faked his resume for over 15 years, which helped him secure promotions and additional leave.
- ▪Rush is now in jail facing charges related to his fraudulent claims about his education and military service.
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| Publication time | Sun, 31 May 2026 14:41:00 -0400 |
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Opinion editorial You need to steal 300 gold bars before the CIA even checks your resumé? By Post Editorial Board Published May 31, 2026, 2:41 p.m. ET Former CIA employee David Rush convinced the agency to give him $40 million in gold bars. Alexandria Sheriff's Office; vladk213 - stock.adobe.com See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google How can anyone trust the CIA to get anything right after this? Fine, the agency finally took a hard look at employee David Rush after he requisitioned and took home 300 kilos of gold and millions of dollars in foreign currency, but it failed to check his faked resumé for over 15 years before that. That fakery not only boosted his pay and helped him win promotions, it won him extra leave.
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