Former Federal Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Federal Government of Approximately $194 MILLION: Scheme Included the Fraudulent Acquisition of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Gold Bars and Luxury Properties in Florida “Federal employees are entrusted with serving the American people, not themselves,” said @​AGToddBlanche. “The Trump Administration is committed to rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government, including by prosecuting those who foolishly defraud American taxpayers.” 🔗: ↧ Former Federal Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Federal Gov... David J. Rush, 49, of Ashburn, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to executing a scheme to defraud the federal government relating to the misuse of his government position, resulting in a loss of approximately $194 million.