A former official at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, David Rasch, faces charges of stealing over 40 million dollars in the form of gold bars, after he convinced the agency to hand over him large quantities of gold and foreign currencies under the pretext of using them for work-related expenses. According to federal court documents, Rasch submitted between November and March a series of requests to obtain hundreds of gold bars and large quantities of foreign currencies, without the agency later being able to find any record clarifying the actual practical purpose of those funds.