Fake Clemson grad gets hired by the CIA in 2009 and works there for almost 17 years before being investigated for falsifying literally his entire background (all degrees, training, certifications, military service, you name it). FBI search found $40 million in gold bullion and $2 million in cash stashed in his home. The CIA provided the gold as funds for operations he was put in charge of. SMH!
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/na...stealing-300-gold-bars-sources-say-rcna347177
More details from the Hindustan Times...
Rush held a senior executive-level position at the CIA with top secret-level security clearance, according to court documents that multiple reports cited.
He applied to work for the US government three times before finally being accepted in 2009. In his application, he claimed degrees from Clemson University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a certification from the US Naval Test Pilot School and said he was a Navy pilot and a thesis adviser at the Air Force Institute of Technology.
None of his credentials checked out. Investigators say he never graduated from either university, held no pilot's license with the FAA and had been discharged from the Navy, not serving as he claimed and in order to fraudulently collect military leave pay, according to the reports.
Rush reportedly lied about his background to his employers for nearly two decades. His false credentials passed through multiple rounds of government background checks and continuous vetting.
When FBI agents raided his Virginia home on May 18, they found 303 gold bars worth over $40 million, around $2 million in cash and 35 luxury watches, most of them Rolexes and all of them allegedly taken from the CIA under the cover of "work-related expenses.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/na...stealing-300-gold-bars-sources-say-rcna347177
More details from the Hindustan Times...
Rush held a senior executive-level position at the CIA with top secret-level security clearance, according to court documents that multiple reports cited.
He applied to work for the US government three times before finally being accepted in 2009. In his application, he claimed degrees from Clemson University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a certification from the US Naval Test Pilot School and said he was a Navy pilot and a thesis adviser at the Air Force Institute of Technology.
None of his credentials checked out. Investigators say he never graduated from either university, held no pilot's license with the FAA and had been discharged from the Navy, not serving as he claimed and in order to fraudulently collect military leave pay, according to the reports.
Rush reportedly lied about his background to his employers for nearly two decades. His false credentials passed through multiple rounds of government background checks and continuous vetting.
When FBI agents raided his Virginia home on May 18, they found 303 gold bars worth over $40 million, around $2 million in cash and 35 luxury watches, most of them Rolexes and all of them allegedly taken from the CIA under the cover of "work-related expenses.”
