That's ~280kg of gold if anyone wonders
It would make such a fantastic set of barbell plates.
Gold is pretty soft. You would have to cut it to 10 carat, so there’s be even more to go around!
FBI arrests CIA official with $40M in gold bars in his home
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#42Sounds like he was most likely involved in some serious shit that was off the books and somehow it came to light. His boss is probably aware of what it was but no one will admit shit. It went awry and he is left holding the bag. Gold and money for an operation that could have been to anything from funding armed rebellion to god only knows.
Yeah, this reads like right out of "Burn notice".
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#43Maybe this is part of the shadow money. CIA has been working with business people since the beginning of Cold War and I wouldn't be surprised that they have deep roots in the financial world -- after all both Intelligence and Finance need globalization.
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The shadow world has its own rules and morals.
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#44How porous is the CIA's interview process that they couldn't validate the guy's military discharge status?
When it comes to stories involving intelligence agencies I generally assume that I’m not getting the whole or accurate story.
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#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
sometimes i wonder if the left hand knows what the right is doing. it looks like we arrested our own spy in this case: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/25/american-journalist...
The CIA director requested the FBI intervene. This is almost certainly not a fuckup.
That's their post hoc, uncorroborated claim. It's easy to imagine many other possibilities; it could just be face saving. It could be Rush is taking the fall. etc.
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#46If this were a Jason Bourne movie, it was the CIA that put the gold bars there.
I was just looking for something to watch tonight. Thanks for the recommendation!
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#47How porous is the CIA's interview process that they couldn't validate the guy's military discharge status?
How porous is the approving manager/chain that someone can request 300kg of gold bars and no one knows why and they just approve it any way.
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#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
It would make such a fantastic set of barbell plates.
Gold is pretty soft. You would have to cut it to 10 carat, so there’s be even more to go around!
Nah literally crushing plates would feel so good. Worth the effort to melt it again every few sessions
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#49Guy sounds like a dragon. What's the deal with the watches though?
Re: FBI arrests CIA official with $40M in gold bars in his home
#50Maybe this is part of the shadow money. CIA has been working with business people since the beginning of Cold War and I wouldn't be surprised that they have deep roots in the financial world -- after all both Intelligence and Finance need globalization.
The cover of national security has allowed a certain type of organized crime to proliferate to the point it's breaking society.