Ex-CIA Officer Pleads Guilty Over Fake Secret Program in $200 Million Case

Former CIA officer David J. Rush, 49, pleaded guilty to wire fraud — fraud carried out using electronic communications — in Alexandria, Virginia. Rush, of Ashburn, admitted inventing a fictitious top-secret program to divert almost $200 million in federal funds. He faces up to 20 years in prison, with sentencing in late January 2027.