Ex-CIA official arrested after $40M in gold bars allegedly found at his home

A former CIA official was arrested last week after FBI agents allegedly found $40 million worth of gold bars at his home while investigating whether he lied about his educational and military background, according to court records and sources familiar with the matter. David Rush is currently being held in jail while both his defense attorneys and federal prosecutors "gather and evaluate additional information" to assist the court in determining whether he should remain detained, court filings say. They have jointly requested to postpone his detention hearing until June 5 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. In a joint statement from the FBI and CIA, both agencies said that Rush was arrested following a referral from the CIA, after an internal investigation identified "potential violations of law." The CIA and FBI added they are continuing to investigate the matter. Jessica Carmichael, a defense attorney representing Rush, declined to comment. Rush was charged with one count of stealing public money. In an unusual criminal complaint , the FBI accuses Rush of taking the gold bars, "obtaining a fraudulently inflated salary and fraudulently obtaining military leave" and making a litany of false statements about his background. The complaint does not specify exactly what alleged conduct led to the charges. …