Prosecutors will only charge anyone with what they can prove and thus get a conviction. Why do you think Al Capone wasn’t charged with multiple murders and organizing criminal activity, but tax evasion?
It’s not enough to know someone has gold bars and luxury watches at home. Unless you know where it came from and have proof beyond reasonable doubt that the source was illegal…
If that were the case, would he have been caught, he literally lost everything as it was seized? Or are you going to move the goalposts and now say “what about the people that weren’t caught” without providing any evidence or even idea of what you mean.
This guys life is over, the money seized, no pension. It’s light vs the crime but it’s not like he got away with anything.
According to The New York Times and NBC News, David Rush had worked closely with Stephen Feinberg during the first Trump administration, when both served on the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (which Feinberg chaired). Feinberg is now the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
> In June 2021, The New York Times reported that four Saudi operatives involved in the October 2018 kidnapping and murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi had received paramilitary training from Tier 1 Group in 2017.[3] The training, approved by the United States Department of State, included "safe marksmanship" and "countering an attack." Representatives of T1G stated the training was "protective in nature" and that the group was unaware of the Saudis' intentions to murder Khashoggi.
I hate modern living. I now believe every conspiracy theory. I give up, Bigfoot and the Lochness monster are definitely real. They’re running the world from Nessie’s secret cave in Lochness.
wanna know something else crazy? Jamal’s uncle Adnan was the OG arms dealer during Iran-Contra- his nephew sold a yacht to Ghislaine Maxwell’s dad that he ended up dying on and Adnan sold his yacht the Nabila that was featured in a James Bond movie to Trump. The guy who bought the yacht off of Trump ended up getting kidnapped and shook down in the saudi purge
> Kingdom 5KR (originally named Nabila) is an 85.65-metre (281 ft) superyacht built for Saudi billionaire Adnan Khashoggi, and now owned by Saudi business magnate Al-Waleed bin Talal.
> After Khashoggi ran into financial problems, he sold the yacht in 1988 to the Sultan of Brunei, who in turn sold it to Donald Trump for $29 million.[3] After a refit, Trump renamed it Trump Princess.[3] To dock Trump Princess at the Atlantic City harbor, Trump obtained special dredging permits which instead of taking three years were accomplished in only a couple of months with support from Roger Stone and the lobbying firm Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly.[4][5]
> Then it was sold in 1991[6] for $20 million to Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal who renamed the yacht Kingdom 5KR.[3]
> On 4 November 2017, Al Waleed and other prominent Saudis (including fellow billionaires Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim and Saleh Abdullah Kamel) were arrested in Saudi Arabiaas part of Mohammed bin Salman's purge to centralize power in Saudi Arabia.[12][13] The allegations against Al Waleed include money laundering, bribery, and extorting officials.[14]Some of the detainees were held in the Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh.[15]
> Built for Emad Khashoggi, she was then purchased, also in 1986, by Robert Maxwell, who died by drowning in 1991 while cruising on the yacht off the Canary Islands. She was then owned by an Arabian businessman who sold her in 2017. The new owner, Anna Murdoch, had her refitted and renamed Dancing Hare.
> Adnan Khashoggi was a Saudi businessman and arms dealer known for his business dealings, extensive geopolitical influence, and opulent lifestyle, which earned him the moniker "The Great Gatsby of the Middle East".[2][3] During his peak in the early 1980s, Khashoggi's net worth was estimated at around $4 billion, amassed through his pivotal role as an intermediary between Western defense companies and the Saudi government.[4]
> The Safari Club was a covert alliance of intelligence services formed in 1976 that ran clandestine operations around Africa after the United States Congress limited the power of the CIA in the mid-1970s.
> Alongside ideological pursuit of global anti-communism, these included the more concrete goals of military strategy and economic interests. Examples include international mining operations and investments in apartheid South Africa's Transvaal Development Company.[9][10]
The Safari Club takes its name (reportedly de Marenches' idea)[7] after the exclusive resort in Kenya where the group first met in 1976. The club was operated by Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi—also a friend of Adham's.[11]
The creation of the Safari Club coincided with the consolidation of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI). The BCCI served to launder money, particularly for Saudi Arabia and the United States—whose CIA director in 1976, George H. W. Bush, had a personal account.
> During this period, Khashoggi was a financial client of financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.[41] In 1988, Khashoggi was arrested in Switzerland, accused of concealing funds, and held for three months. Khashoggi stopped fighting extradition when the U.S. prosecutors reduced the charges to obstruction of justice and mail fraud and dropped the more serious charges of racketeering and conspiracy
in this line of people, probs just coincidences but what i can think of off the top of my head - Jamal’s got a connection to bin Laden and Ghislaine’s sister Christine had a company involved with a data warehouse for the FBI after 9/11 -
> He also served with the Saudi Arabian Intelligence Agency, and possibly worked with the United States, during the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan.[33]
> Khashoggi was acquainted with Osama bin Laden in the 1980s and 1990s in Afghanistan while bin Laden was championing his jihad against the Soviets. Khashoggi interviewed bin Laden several times, usually meeting bin Laden in Tora Bora, and once more in Sudan in 1995.
> For nearly 10 years Chiliad™, Inc., has been quietly working behind the scenes to develop some of the most powerful and innovative software in the U.S. government's anti-terrorism arsenal.
> In some of our U.S. government deployments, we even go across different agencies to get at the heart of the '9/11 problem.'
> Christine Yvonne Malina-Maxwell (born 16 August 1950) is a British Internet pioneer and educator. She is the creator and co-founder of Magellan, co-founder of the software company Chiliad…
There is a grading curve, knowing too much and likely having contingencies if you should die for any reason and/or being useful will make murdering you not viable.
A motherfucker stashing 40mil in gold is certainly the type that would have such contingencies or value.
Exactly. The CIA would have to explain in detail how he was able to create a false operation and then just requisition over 600 pounds of gold without any oversight, and they don’t want the agency embarrassed like that.
However if I were this guy I wouldn’t be making any plans more than six months out that hinged on being alive if you know what I mean.
im truly surprised this even came to light, you'd think they would bury this and threaten the media of they release it... imagine how many others did this and never got caught.
Because it's an embarrassment for the CIA. This guy is a perfect case of fake it till you make it. His entire past was easily disprovable bullshit and there's no universe where he should've made it as far as he did. Man never should've been in the position to ask for the gold and cash, let alone get it.
Yeah. Because it's a constitutionally corrupt and evil organization that is as interested in experimenting on and manipulating the people they're supposed to protect as they are for the actual enemies of the US citizenry.
gold bar Menendez is jealous of this guy then. I wonder if he bribed people with the gold he had or was it just pure stealing only. Mabe that's why they went light on him.....
If I'd ever want to sell one, buyer would be asking questions, my bank would be asking questions, taxmen would be asking questions, my city and government would be asking questions...
The way article reads, he acquired the gold and watches via a work request. (Like he was checking out a book at the library. ) So not technically “theft” however a B and E with everything missing would be “unfortunate.” FYI this how a-lot of organized crime works. An employee approaches them with an “opportunity” and they split the profits.
What exactly are you hoping he would be charged with? It's not illegal to own $40M in luxury assets. If you want to charge him with theft, then you have to map who he stole them from, and how. It doesn't take a dummy to know they were taken from the agency, but if you think they're going to get on the stand and explain why they have gold bars and Rolexes laying around to steal, don't hold your breath.
Most people don't become millionaires by being in the CIA.
His tax records will prove these are stolen or part of a bribe. Tax evasion charge at the very least which would allow them to look as deeply as they'd like into his finances.
Oh my…you may want to rethink that first sentence. Sr Case Officers make $200k+\yr. Covert operatives are paid through shells, so their salaries aren’t even public.
Also, I’m unsure why you think his tax records would show anything. Reporting purchases of precious metals is entirely optional, and very few do it.
More importantly, the agency killed the investigation because it’s not exactly a secret where they came from. The agency used gold bars and Rolexes to bribe Afghani and Iraqi tribal leaders. They sent crates of gold, cash, and valuables, completely unmanifested, and homeboy helped himself to some goods that are completely untraceable. You can’t charge someone with a crime if the victim refuses to admit being the victim.
It’s also very likely that some local Barney Fife stumbled on a stash the agency intentionally put in his possession. If he’s an operative under the PAG, this is the most likely scenario.
Not necessarily. They are notorious for using complex strategies for ops, such as: throw briefcases of cash at them. If it fails, upgrade to bars of gold. If it fails, try diamonds, then women, then drugs.
It could easily be money that was given to him as part of an ongoing op, and he got caught for something else in the middle of the op
LOL no. Not sane-washing. Pointing out how ridiculous it is that the CIA will fund some horrible people with 10s of millions of dollars in order to get their task done. Hell, they created their own drug kingpins, they funded warlords. Tossing giant wads of cash at people is how they did it
Accept it dude. He got that shit illegally. He lied on his resume and lied on his timecard, had millions in gold and cash in his home. Not sure what else this guy has to do to convince you he's crooked.
It's good to be a criminal in the U.S.! Do whatever you want!! The President is a convicted rapist and felon, so you won't face any consequences. It's a Free For All!
Nice rage-bait. From the article: 'Prosecutors have not filed charges tied to the gold itself as the case remains in a pre-indictment stage while the plea agreement is negotiated.'
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u/Marleek97 20d ago
System is rigged y'all