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2026-05-30 Government Corruption

Friday Kunstler on Massive CIA Employee Gold Theft-Examines the Utter Failure of Background Exam To Reveal Phony Credentials

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Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-05-30 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1813 views ] Top

1 I heard David Rush worked with Spanberger at the CIA.

Note: I heard it when I said it to myself out loud. But I do wonder how many gold bars other deep state characters have lying around their VA homes.

Posted by Airandee 2026-05-30 05:39|| 2026-05-30 05:39|| Front Page Top

2 The 'paymaster' was also a machine.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-05-30 07:19|| 2026-05-30 07:19|| Front Page Top

3 (And where does the CIA get so much gold on-demand?)

Why would this be CIA gold?

Posted by Skidmark 2026-05-30 08:18|| 2026-05-30 08:18|| Front Page Top

4 Dude must have worked in the Ukraine section.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-05-30 08:51|| 2026-05-30 08:51|| Front Page Top

5 Aldrich Ames got away with it for how long?

Posted by DooDahMan 2026-05-30 09:46|| 2026-05-30 09:46|| Front Page Top

6 The 667-pound clue spy agency missed in David Rush’s gold bar scandal: ‘Humiliation for the CIA’

Posted by Skidmark 2026-05-30 09:53|| 2026-05-30 09:53|| Front Page Top

7 /\ “The fact that this slipped through the cracks makes me concerned that there are other people who slipped through the cracks.” said former CIA staff operations officer Tracy Walder.

Ya think ?

Posted by Besoeker 2026-05-30 10:26|| 2026-05-30 10:26|| Front Page Top

8 A job where you can requisition kg gold bars and rolexes.
Oh wait, it's the government!

Posted by ed in texas 2026-05-30 10:42|| 2026-05-30 10:42|| Front Page Top

9 ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Officials have released the booking photo of David Rush, a former senior CIA official with top‑secret clearance who is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million from the federal government and storing them in his Virginia home.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-05-30 15:14|| 2026-05-30 15:14|| Front Page Top

10 Anyone interested in doing a little midnight backyard digging in Ashburn VA?

Posted by Airandee 2026-05-30 16:01|| 2026-05-30 16:01|| Front Page Top

11 Understand that CIA vetting procedures are supposed to be exceedingly rigorous.

Yeah, but they might not be looking for the kinds of things you think they are.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-05-30 16:29|| 2026-05-30 16:29|| Front Page Top

12 ^ See: Brennan, Traitor.

Posted by Frank G 2026-05-30 17:18|| 2026-05-30 17:18|| Front Page Top

13 They're humiliated?

What about the rest of us the CIA is supposed to be protecting, but isn't? It's a lot more than humiliated for us.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2026-05-30 18:03|| 2026-05-30 18:03|| Front Page Top

14 Yeah, but they might not be looking for the kinds of things you think they are.

Yeah, but I wish they'd at least find some fans of Firefly to hire.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2026-05-30 18:08|| 2026-05-30 18:08|| Front Page Top

15 The point being, even if they're just corrupt they're blackmailable by the people who want more than just corruption. So whoever's doing the investigation should be looking at the worst case scenario and work backward from there.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2026-05-30 18:11|| 2026-05-30 18:11|| Front Page Top

16 "You called the Feds."
"What? I got pinched!"
"Which is what happens when you call the Feds."

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2026-05-30 18:38|| 2026-05-30 18:38|| Front Page Top

17 Bits don't weigh as much.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-05-30 23:06|| 2026-05-30 23:06|| Front Page Top

18 Firefly!

Posted by Skidmark 2026-05-30 23:10|| 2026-05-30 23:10|| Front Page Top

19 Image added to the article with my thanks, NoMoreBS.

I don’t know how to bring in images from outside, so I’m very glad you and others here do.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-05-30 23:24|| 2026-05-30 23:24|| Front Page Top

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