A CIA officer arrested with gold bars and cash in his home has admitted to stealing from the government and exposing a top-secret source, according to court filings made public on Oct. 6.
David Rush, who is no longer with the CIA, pleaded guilty during a hearing in federal court in Virginia on Tuesday to a count of wire fraud and faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain of his crime.
Rush admitted as part of a plea agreement to disclosing sensitive information while he was a CIA officer.
Rush in 2025 “revealed to a foreign government official the existence and certain descriptive information of a U.S. government clandestine human source,” said one court filing, outlining facts Rush acknowledged were true….