A former CIA officer who allegedly fabricated his military record and academic credentials, and who was found with 303 gold bars, $2 million in cash, and dozens of luxury watches at his Virginia home, is negotiating a plea deal that could spare the government a trial tangled in classified material. David J. Rush, a onetime […] The post Former CIA officer found with $40 million in gold bars moves toward plea deal appeared first on American Almanac .
A former CIA officer who allegedly fabricated his military record and academic credentials, and who was found with 303 gold bars, $2 million in cash, and dozens of luxury watches at his Virginia home, is negotiating a plea deal that could spare the government a trial tangled in classified material. David J. Rush, a onetime official in the CIA's science and technology division, and federal prosecutors filed a joint motion Friday in federal district court in Virginia asking a judge to extend the indictment deadline to Oct. 8. The filing stated that both sides had reached "a plea agreement in principle" and were working to finalize terms before the case reached a grand jury. CBS News reported that the court document did not specify what…Open
A secret archaeological dig inside a Dutch church has led to drama worthy of Alexandre Dumas. Did Wim Dijkman really find the bones of the fourth musketeer? We may never know.
Government lawyers and Rush's attorney told a federal district court in Virginia that the resolution promotes the public interest, in part due to the extensive hurdles that dealing with classified material might create to a trial.
Two Florida suspects are facing up to 90 years in prison after being arrested as alleged ringleaders of a massive baby formula theft operation dubbed “Formula One,” Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Thursday. A 15-month investigation uncovered more than $1 million worth of stolen baby formula across multiple Florida counties, leaving store shelves empty.
Police drones can beat officers to a crime scene by roughly two minutes while providing live footage to officers on the way to the scene in their patrol cars. Source
Two masked thieves cut through fencing and sliced paintings from their frames at a Renoir museum on the French Riviera, escaping with two works still valued at millions, the latest in a pattern of brazen art heists across France. The alarm at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, a coastal town near Nice in southern France, […] The post Thieves armed with power tools steal Renoir paintings from French Riviera museum appeared first on American Almanac .
Two masked thieves cut through fencing and sliced paintings from their frames at a Renoir museum on the French Riviera, escaping with two works still valued at millions, the latest in a pattern of brazen art heists across France. The alarm at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, a coastal town near Nice in southern France, sounded at 5:48 a.m. on a Tuesday morning. Municipal police reached the scene five minutes later, at 5:53 a.m. By then, the thieves had already cut through wire fencing around the grounds, entered the museum, and removed four paintings from their frames using an electric knife and a metal saw. Surveillance cameras captured two hooded figures fleeing across the property, and dropping stolen artwork as they ran. Two of…Open
An investigation is underway after another major art theft in France. Two works by renowned French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir were stolen during an early morning heist at a small museum on the French Riviera. Former jewel thief Larry Lawton joined "Katie Pavlich Tonight" and explained why art theft isn't always about the money. "Katie Pavlich Tonight" offers a conservative take on the day’s events while welcoming all viewpoints. The goal: cutting through left-right bias in pursuit of plain facts and honest analysis.
As part of a brazen heist that ended within minutes, thieves used an electric saw to cut four paintings from their frames at the Renoir Museum in southern France. While they were forced to abandon two of the paintings while fleeing, the robbers still made off with two others worth a combined $2.5 million.
