前CIA官员周二因在一项诈骗案中涉嫌电信诈骗而认罪，该案使用虚构的机密项目将近2亿美元的政府资金用于购买佛罗里达州的房地产和黄金，据CBS新闻报道。
A former CIA official pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud in a scheme that used fictitious classified programs to finance purchases of Florida real estate and gold with nearly $200 million in government money, CBS News reported.
大卫拉什在弗吉尼亚州联邦法院作出认罪声明，最高可能面临20年监禁。
David Rush entered the plea in federal court in Virginia and faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years.
其认罪协议要求没收至少1.94亿美元的资产。据报道，涉及的资产包括四所佛罗里达州的住宅、298条黄金条、35块奢侈手表和两辆宝马汽车。
His plea agreement provides for the forfeiture of at least $194 million. Assets listed include four Florida homes, 298 gold bars, 35 luxury watches and two BMWs, according to the report.
CBS引述的法庭文件描述了拉什如何援引政府的机密活动来授权支出、指挥承包商并控制他们所购买的资产。
Court documents cited by CBS describe how Rush invoked classified government activities to authorize spending, direct contractors and gain control of the assets they acquired.
检察官表示，尽管涉及不同的中间人和交易，但房产和黄金的购买均是同一诈骗计划的一部分。
Prosecutors said the property and gold purchases were parts of a single fraud scheme, despite involving different intermediaries and transactions.
据称，约1.45亿美元通过公司转账购买佛罗里达州棕榈滩和霍布湖斯的房产，这些房产拉什打算出售以获利。
About $145 million was routed through companies to purchase properties in Palm Beach and Hobe Sound, Florida, which Rush intended to sell for profit, according to the filings.
为安排黄金购买，他告诉承包商，一项绝密项目需要向不明人员交付贵重物品。一名承包商在一月份向一家控股公司转账4500万美元，这笔转账成为电信诈骗指控的依据。“操纵大师”此次调查始于CIA向FBI的举报，双方机构此前已表示。
To arrange the gold purchases, he told contractors that a top-secret project required deliveries of valuable commodities to unidentified recipients. A contractor’s $45 million transfer to a holding company in January formed the basis of the wire fraud charge. 'Master manipulator' The investigation began with a CIA referral to the FBI, the two agencies previously said.
检察官表示，拉什可以访问“高度敏感且机密的政府项目”，尽管起诉文件并未透露他的雇主身份。此前的一份宣誓书将他描述为东弗吉尼亚州一家政府机构高级行政服务层的前员工。拉什于5月份被逮捕。
Prosecutors said Rush could access “highly sensitive and classified government programs,” although the charging document did not identify his employer. An earlier affidavit described him as a former employee at the Senior Executive Service level at a government agency in eastern Virginia. Rush was arrested in May.
在对其家中的搜查中，FBI代理人员查获了价值约4000万美元的黄金条，以及奢侈手表和200万美元现金。检察官表示，约3860万美元仍存留在一家控股公司的账户中。一位联邦法官在6月份下令将他关押，理由是他逃跑的风险极大。
During a search of his home, FBI agents seized gold bars valued at about $40 million, along with luxury watches and $2 million in cash. Prosecutors said roughly $38.6 million was still in a holding company’s account. A federal judge ordered him to remain in custody in June, citing a severe risk that he would flee.
司法部律师在羁押听证会上称他为“操纵高手”，称他“不可信”，并且“完全有意愿和能力绕过规则”。
Justice Department lawyers called him a "master manipulator" at the detention hearing, saying he "cannot be trusted" and was "fully willing and able to skirt the rules."