• moistclump@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    He had it all stored in personal storage, bought a bunch of luxury watches and had millions in cash lying around, and lied about his credentials for the job.

    The FBI affidavit concludes that there’s probable cause to believe that Rush “knowingly embezzled, stole, purloined, or knowingly converted a thing of value of the United States” for his personal use.

    I agree that some scrutiny should also go to the approver. I’ve heard that often in government fraud cases like this people are usually working together to get through required approvals and processes.

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        1 day ago

        “knowingly embezzled, stole, purloined, or knowingly converted a thing of value of the United States”

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          23 hours ago

          Read the article. Doesn’t sound like he stole or embezzled.

          Sounds like he asked his boss for something and it was approved.