$40M in gold bars, $2M cash found in ex-CIA executive's Ashburn home,

[jeff of pa]

May 28, 2026

Former CIA senior officer David Rush had more than $40 million in gold bars in his home in Ashburn and lied about his degrees, the FBI says. A neighbor told News4’s Paul Wagner what he heard outside their homes.

 

[robertk]

Apparently the metal detectorists have been digging in the wrong place. $40M in gold bars would be a nice dig. I bet it would sound off like a whole case of beer cans.

At $5K per ounce, it would take about 300 KG of gold to be worth $40M. Gold is so dense that you could fit that amount in a couple of shoe boxes.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

I am SO surprised this made it to the media. Imagine the clandestine things they are doing when all they have to do is ask for tens of millions in gold to cover work expenses and nobody bats an eye or requires a paper trail and does audits!!! Guy had to have an accomplish or two.

 

[jeff of pa]

Right Now The FBI is Probably at least 75% on the Right Side of the Law.

Not Sure on the CIA the fact the guy may have been an off street hire on an all you can Steal Paycheck for a 3 - 4 Years !

I Gotta Wonder if there are More

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Right Now The FBI is Probably at least 75% on the Right Side of the Law.

Not Sure on the CIA the fact the guy may have been an off street hire on an all you can Steal Paycheck !

I Gotta Wonder if there are More

Well without getting political, I suspect a branch of the CIA plays a major role in the future of individuals and our country. I 100% feel their influence is 100% outside our Democratic Republic system. I’ll leave it at that.

 

[BigWaveDave]

The emails!

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

The guy is a failure for not hiding it better.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

The guy is a failure for not hiding it better.

No he’s a D-bag for stealing our $$.

 

[newnan man]

Why he didn't get out of the country is crazy. He didn't think they would miss 300+ gold bars? Duh.

 

[Mackaydon]

Maybe severance pay.
What's the problem?
Don in SoCal

 

[Nwohseeker]

Maybe severance pay.
What's the problem?
Don in SoCal

That sounds like something a Californian would say lol. What’s the problem with stolen tax money…. A LOT. Got the reservoirs filled up out there yet? Maybe your traveling on the high speed train system this weekend I’ll bet that is really fun.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

That sounds like something a Californian would say lol. What’s the problem with stolen tax money…. A LOT. Got the reservoirs filled up out there yet? Maybe your traveling on the high speed train system this weekend I’ll bet that is really fun.

Now that’s uncalled for. Californians cannot be lumped into a single bucket. Remember - we are descendants of settlers, pioneers and natives. We are victims of a flawed system created by people that never envisioned that democracy would rule the day over a democratic republic. Majority of voters live in high density cities, majority rules over the entire state. Most of the rural people have zero influence on the way the state is run. Country boy can survive!

 

[jeff of pa]

Now that’s uncalled for. Californians cannot be lumped into a single bucket. Remember - we are descendants of settlers, pioneers and natives. We are victims of a flawed system created by people that never envisioned that democracy would rule the day over a democratic republic. Majority of voters live in high density cities, majority rules over the entire state. Most of the rural people have zero influence on the way the state is run. Country boy can survive!

Yep ! This is the Wrong Thread to get that deep Into Politcs & Political Figures , But California, like the Rest of the U.S. has it's Good & Bad

 

[russau]

and who says that crime don't pay

 

[Nwohseeker]

Now that’s uncalled for. Californians cannot be lumped into a single bucket. Remember - we are descendants of settlers, pioneers and natives. We are victims of a flawed system created by people that never envisioned that democracy would rule the day over a democratic republic. Majority of voters live in high density cities, majority rules over the entire state. Most of the rural people have zero influence on the way the state is run. Country boy can survive!

There was a context clue in his post. “Whats the problem?” Speaking of the stolen money. Kind of an insight to a thinking process.

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

No he’s a D-bag for stealing our $$.

I know you didn't really mean to say no. These are not binaryly ( yes I created a word ) exclusive things, think cumulative. The list could easily be expanded.

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

Maybe severance pay.
What's the problem?
Don in SoCal

First thing that pops into my mind is why not me?

 

[starsplitter]

May 28, 2026

Former CIA senior officer David Rush had more than $40 million in gold bars in his home in Ashburn and lied about his degrees, the FBI says. A neighbor told News4’s Paul Wagner what he heard outside their homes.

Well, now we know what happened to the Dent's Run bars.