CIA officer arrested with gold bars worked on Pentagon’s nuclear sub program, sources say

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Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg asked that the officer work as a liaison to the Pentagon for the spy agency, sources told NBC News.

A close up of stacked gold bars. A CIA officer was arrested this week and court document say he had $40 million in gold bars. Chalinee Thirasupa / Getty Images / Bloomberg

June 3, 2026, 2:29 PM EDT / Updated June 3, 2026, 4:01 PM EDT

By Courtney Kube, Gordon Lubold and Dan De Luce

WASHINGTON — A CIA officer arrested after $40 million in gold bars was found at his home served as a liaison to the Pentagon for a sensitive nuclear submarine program, brought on at the request of the No. 2 official at the Defense Department, according to three former U.S. officials with knowledge of his involvement.

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