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A former executive intelligence agent, who is accused of stealing more than $40 million from the CIA, reportedly created a fake spy program to embezzle money.
David Rush, who was a high-ranking Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee for 17 years, was arrested in May after FBI agents discovered that Rush had stolen 303 gold bars, each weighing about 2.2 pounds, dozens of luxury watches and more than $2 million in foreign currency from his government office.
But US officials are now alleging that Rush also stole millions of dollars from the US government by creating an “illegal special access program”, a security protocol that further restricts information.
Rush also involved two colleagues in the secret program. He then convinced an individual to transfer millions to the program through a fraudulent government contract.
No further details were provided, such as the name of the special access program or how Rush managed to convince the employee. Questions remain about whether Rush's colleagues who were initiated into the program knew it was illegal and how Rush managed to create such a secret program without additional permission from his supervisors.
On paper, the program related to "continuity of government operations," including programs on how the US government would continue operations in the event of a nuclear war and other disasters, the New York Times reported.
Rush is currently facing charges of theft of public funds in connection with allegations that he falsified his educational and military credentials to obtain CIA job and classification credentials. He also falsely filled out time cards based on a lie that he was a Navy reservist.
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