Former CIA official found with $40 million in gold bars in plea deal talks

Updated on: September 11, 2026 / 5:43 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington — The Justice Department has reached a tentative plea deal with a former CIA official who was found with more than $40 million worth of gold bars in his home in May, according to a court filing Friday.

Prosecutors and a lawyer for the former CIA official asked a federal district court in Virginia to extend the deadline to file an indictment until Oct. 8, saying "a pre-indictment resolution promotes the public interest by conserving government and judicial resources."

"The parties have made significant progress and have a plea agreement in principle that would resolve the matter prior to an indictment," they wrote, adding that "based on the evidence obtained in the case thus far, the parties assess that proceeding to an indictment and trial would require significant litigation on any classified material."

The court filing did not indicate what charges the former official, David Rush, could plead to.

A criminal complaint from May charged Rush with one count of stealing public money for timesheet fraud.

In the criminal complaint, the FBI said it found 303 gold bars, $2 million in cash and 35 luxury watches, many…

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