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Rush allegedly made several requests to the government to obtain large amounts of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bars for work-related expenses, the complaint says. Rush's employer at the time, which sources confirmed was the CIA, was not able to later locate the gold bars or determine their intended use.
When FBI agents searched his home on May 18, they found approximately 303 gold bars, in a value estimated to exceed $40 million, the complaint says. They also recovered $2 million in U.S. currency and 35 luxury watches...
Here is the link for the rest of that article.
Ex-CIA official arrested after $40M in gold bars allegedly found at his home
Rush worked for the CIA’s Directorate of Science and Technology, which develops high-tech tools for espionage missions, according to the Washington Post...Here is that link
FBI arrests CIA official who snatched over $40 million in gold bars
DS&T’s expertise is not monolithic; it is a vast tapestry woven from threads of numerous scientific and engineering disciplines...The article then goes on to list a long list of types of projects, the first of which is Advanced Sensors and Reconnaissance. I'll give you that one just to give the idea and then jump down to the end of the list.
The ability to “see” and “hear” where traditional methods are impossible or too risky is paramount. DS&T has been a driving force behind the development of sophisticated sensor technologies, ranging from advanced imagery systems capable of penetrating darkness and camouflage to acoustic and electronic monitoring systems that can detect and decipher hidden signals...
I'll skip the long list, but here is the link if you are interested.
This coin is a bronze 1929 one centavo from the Mexico City Mint. Nice condition for an older coin.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Get set for a rare blue micro moon this weekend — a blue moon that’s also the most distant and smallest-looking full moon of the year.
A bonus: The brilliant star Antares will photobomb Sunday’s spectacle for a celestial three-for-one.
A blue moon occurs every two to three years when a second full moon squeezes into a single month. May 1 saw this month’s first full moon.
Since the moon’s orbit isn’t a perfect circle, the upcoming full moon will be farther from Earth than usual at a distance of 252,360 miles (406,135 kilometers), making it seem a bit smaller and dimmer. It’s the opposite of when a full moon comes closer to us than normal. The most recent supermoon, for instance, was just 225,130 miles (362,312 kilometers) away...
We've talked about the remote viewing research and those were popular posts.
I look at metal detecting as being a matter of sensory extension and optimizing human performance, so the work of the agency shares a lot of interests beyond the remote viewing experiments.
Mr. Rush either was able to fool the agency to giving him millions of dollars of gold bars, but I'm sure there is a lot to that story we'll never hear.
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The Treasure Beaches Report blogs are booming. For some reason all the Pigeon Island posts have been receiving a lot of attention recently. Maybe just because it is vacation time.
Yesterday I posted some coin finds I thought were interesting. Here is another.
See if you can ID this one.
Look at that little o over M at under the bottom of the wreath. That is a familiar mint mark.
Here is the obverse of the same coin.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Get set for a rare blue micro moon this weekend — a blue moon that’s also the most distant and smallest-looking full moon of the year.
A bonus: The brilliant star Antares will photobomb Sunday’s spectacle for a celestial three-for-one.
A blue moon occurs every two to three years when a second full moon squeezes into a single month. May 1 saw this month’s first full moon.
Since the moon’s orbit isn’t a perfect circle, the upcoming full moon will be farther from Earth than usual at a distance of 252,360 miles (406,135 kilometers), making it seem a bit smaller and dimmer. It’s the opposite of when a full moon comes closer to us than normal. The most recent supermoon, for instance, was just 225,130 miles (362,312 kilometers) away...
Here is that link.
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The Treasure Coast surf will be pretty flat until it picks up some Monday.
We've been having a slightly negative low tide in the afternoon.
Good hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net