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Former CIA officer pleads guilty in gold bars case, admits to defrauding government of nearly $200M

ABC7 New York reaches for "admits" where Irish Independent stays flat.

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What happened The nearly $200 million in payments to Rush dwarfs previous amounts disclosed as part of his case.
The headline split KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles frames it as "Former CIA officer pleads guilty in gold bars case, admits to defrauding government of ne...". Irish Independent frames it as "Former CIA official accused of stealing millions in gold bars pleads guilty".
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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Oct 7, 11:22 AM

Former CIA officer pleads guilty in gold bars case, admits to defrauding government of nearly $200M

The nearly $200 million in payments to Rush dwarfs previous amounts disclosed as part of his case.

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Oct 7, 11:22 AM

Former CIA officer pleads guilty in gold bars case, admits to defrauding government of nearly $200M

The nearly $200 million in payments to Rush dwarfs previous amounts disclosed as part of his case.

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KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Oct 7, 11:22 AM

Former CIA officer pleads guilty in gold bars case, admits to defrauding government of nearly $200M

The nearly $200 million in payments to Rush dwarfs previous amounts disclosed as part of his case.

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KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Oct 7, 11:22 AM

Former CIA officer pleads guilty in gold bars case, admits to defrauding government of nearly $200M

The nearly $200 million in payments to Rush dwarfs previous amounts disclosed as part of his case.

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ABC7 New YorkNews report · Oct 7, 11:22 AM

Former CIA officer pleads guilty in gold bars case, admits to defrauding government of nearly $200M

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The nearly $200 million in payments to Rush dwarfs previous amounts disclosed as part of his case.

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Irish IndependentNews report · Oct 7, 11:10 AM

Former CIA official accused of stealing millions in gold bars pleads guilty

David J Rush concocted a bogus ‘sensitive government activity’ to obtain the gold, court documents say

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Oct 7, 11:10 AM: Irish Independent joined the source map.

Oct 7, 11:22 AM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

Oct 7, 11:22 AM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Oct 7, 11:22 AM: KGO / ABC7 San Francisco joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 6 sources · 1 bucket.