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ALEXANDRIA, Va.<\/strong> – <\/span>Officials have released the booking photo of David Rush, a former senior CIA official with top\u2011secret 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.<\/p>

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What we know:<\/p>

Rush was arrested last week and charged with criminal theft of public money, according to federal court filings.<\/p>

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An FBI affidavit says that from November to March, Rush requested and received a significant quantity of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bars for work\u2011related expenses.\u00a0<\/p>

RELATED: $40M in gold bars, $2M cash seized in arrest of former U.S. official David Rush<\/strong><\/p>

Investigators said it remains unclear what he intended to use the funds for, though some of the material was later found in a storage space near his office.<\/p>

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Federal agents searched Rush\u2019s home on May 18 and seized more than 300 gold bars valued at more than $40 million, along with roughly $2 million in U.S. currency and about 35 luxury watches, many of them Rolexes. He was arrested the following day.<\/p>

The affidavit states there is probable cause to believe Rush “knowingly embezzled, stole, purloined, or knowingly converted a thing of value of the United States” for his personal use.<\/p>

The FBI says it is working with the CIA and the Department of Justice as the investigation continues.<\/p>

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