CIA officer accused of stealing gold bars was no low-level agent

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The officer worked for a CIA branch that pursues highly secret projects and had a professional relationship with the deputy defense secretary, sources told NBC News.

A split composite image of a Department of Justice seal, left, and gold bars

The former officer is accused of stashing $40 million in gold bars that belonged to the U.S. government.Getty Images file

May 30, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT

By Dan De Luce, Julia Ainsley and Gordon Lubold

WASHINGTON — The case of a senior CIA officer accused of lying about his bona fides and making off with $40 million of the government’s money in gold bars has bewildered former intelligence officials and alarmed members of Congress.

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