A senior CIA official with top-secret clearance was arrested May 19, 2026, after FBI agents pulled 303 one-kilogram gold bars, roughly $2 million in cash, and about 35 luxury watches, many of them Rolexes, from his Fairfax County, Virginia, home. Senior CIA Official David Rush Faces Federal Theft Charge David Rush, who held a senior […]
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Key Takeaways FBI agents seized 303 gold bars worth approximately $40M from former CIA official David Rush around May 27, 2026. Fort Knox holds ~147M troy ounces of gold worth an estimated $662B at current market prices, last independently audited in 1953. Trump has called for a Fort Knox audit, but no date has been set as of May 31, with Rep. Massie’s H.R. 3795 still pending in Congress. Trump Posts, Then Explains Trump posted on Truth Social over the weekend, writing that it was “time to physically audit Fort Knox.” He tied the call directly to the arrest of David Rush, a former senior CIA official with top-secret clearance, saying government officials “steal a lot” and that Americans deserve verification that the reserves are intact. In a May 10 interview on Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson, Trump said his administration had “played with” the
U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his call for a physical audit of the U.S. gold reserves at Fort Knox this weekend, citing the FBI’s arrest of a former CIA official found with approximately $40 million in gold bars at his Virginia home. Trump Posts, Then Explains Trump posted on Truth Social over the weekend, writing […]
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FBI’s Operation Blackout seized over $8 billion and dismantled a global crypto scam network. Nearly 2,000 trafficked workers were freed as authorities shut down scam compounds worldwide. The FBI says crypto fraud networks increasingly combine scams, money laundering, and trafficking. The FBI has broken up a vast cryptocurrency fraud network that authorities say stole billions of dollars from victims around the world. The operation, which stretched across Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the United Arab Emirates, targeted criminal groups accused of running online investment and romance scams while forcing thousands of people to work in scam compounds. As part of the crackdown, U.S. investigators seized more than 127,000 bitcoin linked to Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi, chief executive of Prince Holding Group, according to a Fox News report. Officials described it as the largest cryptocu
The FBI seized over $8B in crypto and arrested 300 suspects in a global crackdown on scam compounds across Asia and the Middle East. The FBI has pulled off its biggest financial move yet. The bureau seized over $8 billion in crypto and arrested nearly 300 suspects in a sweeping global operation. The crackdown targeted […]
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Kalshi's strategic hire enhances regulatory trust, potentially setting a precedent for increased oversight and legitimacy in prediction markets.
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A JPMorgan Chase customer has been swindled out of over $35,000 by scammers posing as the bank’s anti-fraud officials and the FBI. Illinois resident Jennifer Lichthardt says she feels violated after criminals used a spoofing scheme to convince her to transfer $35,000 to a Chase account controlled by the scammers, reports ABC 7 Chicago. It […]
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