From last November to March, the court papers say, Mr. Rush asked for, and received, “a significant quantity of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bars for work-related expenses.”
Hey guys I need 40 million in solid gold. This hotel I like to stay at in Caracas doesn’t take our corporate Amex
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/fbi-arrest-cia-official-gold-bars.html
And here I am thinking I’m a badass for stealing an HDMI cord from work
Well that’s the thing, these bars could actually be for “work-related expenses.” They’re just the sort of expenses the government disavows all knowledge of.