Pentagon's Second-Ranking Official Worked with CIA Officer Found with Gold Bars

A top Pentagon official maintained a close working relationship. This official was Stephen A. Feinberg, the Pentagon’s second-ranking figure. He collaborated directly with C.I.A. employee David Rush. Their joint efforts focused on a highly classified intelligence program. The program specifically involved spying operations directed at China. Significantly, David Rush was later discovered to be in possession of gold bars. This discovery followed his close professional engagement with the senior Pentagon official. The nature of their work together was highly sensitive and classified.