Joe Rogan Experience #2566 - Cody Tucker · Aired Oct 15, 2026
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The individual who stole $150 million from the CIA possessed $3 million in cash and $40 million in gold bars.
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What the evidence shows
DOJ reports approximately $2.1 million in cash, euros and 298 gold bars recovered at Rush's home. The bars cost the government about $46 million; the whole fraud totaled about $194 million. These are separate amounts, not $3 million cash and a $150 million total.
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Is it true that the individual who stole $150 million from the CIA possessed $3 million in cash and $40 million in gold bars?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. 1 million in cash, euros and 298 gold bars recovered at Rush's home. The bars cost the government about $46 million; the whole fraud totaled about $194 million. It was said on Joe Rogan Experience #2566 - Cody Tucker, aired Oct 15, 2026, at 14:31. We haven't independently confirmed who said it. The supporting source is justice.gov, linked below.
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