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World News@quokk.au · 4 days ago

Ex-Senior CIA official embezzled $40m in Gold Bars for work-related expenses

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Ex-Senior CIA official embezzled $40m in Gold Bars for work-related expenses

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World News@quokk.au · 4 days ago

Ex-CIA official charged with stealing millions of dollars in gold bars from the federal government

A former senior CIA official with top secret-level clearance is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million from the federal government.

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The only thing he did wrong was lie about his credentials. Is that a criminal offence?
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  “knowingly embezzled, stole, purloined, or knowingly converted a thing of value of the United States”
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    Read the article. Doesn’t sound like he stole or embezzled.
    
    Sounds like he asked his boss for something and it was approved.

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