Trump Renews Fort Knox Audit Call After Ex-CIA Official Faces Gold Theft Charges
The post Trump Renews Fort Knox Audit Call After Ex-CIA Official Faces Gold Theft Charges appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Trump renewed his push for a physical inspection of Fort Knox after a former senior CIA official was charged with stealing more than 300 gold bars worth over $40 million from the federal government. The charges have intensified scrutiny over how the US tracks and verifies its gold holdings. Fort Knox has not undergone an independent public audit since 1974. CIA Official Charged With Stealing $40 Million in Gold Bars David Rush, a former senior executive-level CIA employee with top-secret clearance, was arrested on May 19 and charged with criminal theft of public money, per federal court filings in Virginia. Between November and March, Rush requested and received a significant quantity of gold bars and foreign currency for work-related expenses, according to an FBI affidavit. What he intended to do with those funds remains unclear. Federal agents searched his ho