华盛顿——根据法庭记录，一名前中央情报局官员因在家中藏有303根价值4000万美元的金条而被起诉，其认罪协议听证会定于周二在联邦法院举行。大卫·拉什（David Rush）被指控伪造其冗长的职业履历，目前仅被正式指控一项挪用公款罪，被指篡改薪资记录。但两名熟悉调查情况的消息人士向NBC新闻透露，拉什还被指控虚构了一个不存在的中央情报局项目。
WASHINGTON — A plea agreement hearing in federal court has been set for Tuesday in the case of an ex-CIA officer found with 303 gold bars worth $40 million at his home, according to court records. David Rush, who has been accused of faking his lengthy professional record, has only formally been charged with one count of theft of public funds, accused of falsifying pay records. But two people familiar with the investigation have told NBC News that Rush is also accused of making up a false CIA program.
四名熟悉调查情况的消息人士告诉NBC新闻，调查人员认为，除了联邦官员在其家中查获的物品外，很可能还有更多资金或其他物品下落不明。拉什在被捕前某时已被停职，并最终被中央情报局解雇。法庭记录显示，周二的听证会定于下午在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大的美国地区法官迈克尔·纳赫曼诺夫（Michael Nachmanoff）面前进行。
Investigators believe there is likely more money or other items missing beyond what was seized by federal officials at his home, four people familiar with the investigation told NBC News. Rush was placed on leave sometime before his arrest and eventually fired from the CIA. Court records show that the hearing Tuesday afternoon has been set before U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff in Alexandria, Virginia.
认罪协议将使政府得以避免一场旷日持久的审判，这场审判可能会进一步引发外界对中央情报局在此过程中所犯错误的关注，并阻止有关该机构行动的其他信息被披露。拉什尚未作出认罪答辩，自被捕以来一直被羁押。其律师周一未置可否。检方和辩方此前曾共同请求额外时间以协商认罪协议。据消息人士向NBC新闻透露，拉什的案件也给五角大楼的二号人物史蒂夫·费恩伯格（Steve Feinberg）投下了不受欢迎的光环，因为费恩伯格与这名前官员有着密切的职业关系。
A plea agreement would allow the government to avoid a lengthy trial which could bring further attention toward any mistakes the CIA made in the process and prevent the disclosure of additional information on the agency’s operations. Rush has not yet entered a plea and has been held since his arrest. His attorney had no comment Monday. The prosecution and defense together had earlier requested additional time to work out a plea deal. Rush’s case has also cast an unwelcome spotlight on the No. 2 at the Pentagon, Steve Feinberg, who had a close professional relationship with the former officer, sources told NBC News.
费恩伯格通过五角大楼发言人否认两人之间存在密切关系。NBC新闻六月曾报道，拉什曾在五角大楼参与机密的海上项目。副国防部长史蒂夫·费恩伯格作为拉什案调查的一部分接受了联邦调查局的询问，但费恩伯格未被指控有任何不当行为，联邦调查局在一份声明中表示他并未被调查。
Feinberg, through a Pentagon spokesperson, has denied the two had a close relationship. Rush had worked on secret maritime programs at the Pentagon, NBC News reported in June. Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg was interviewed by the FBI as part of the investigation into Rush, but Feinberg has not been accused of wrongdoing and the bureau said in a statement he was not under investigation.
没有迹象表明费恩伯格知晓拉什涉嫌捏造的情况。NBC新闻于6月报道称，多名中央情报局高级官员因处理拉什的资金请求而被停职。美国情报界监察长也在调查导致拉什被捕的情况，这引发了情报官员和美国议员的质疑：中央情报局为何会漏掉拉什申请材料中基本的涉嫌虚假陈述，包括关于其学历和军事记录的内容。NBC新闻上月对此进行了报道。
There’s no indication Feinberg knew about Rush’s alleged fabrications. Several senior CIA officials were placed on leave over the management of Rush’s requests for money, NBC News reported in June. The U.S. intelligence community’s inspector general is also investigating the circumstances that led to Rush’s arrest, which has raised questions among intelligence officials and U.S. lawmakers about how the CIA could have missed basic alleged falsehoods in Rush’s application, including about his academic and military records, NBC News reported last month.