NEWS RELEASE out of @​FBIWFO: Former Federal Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Federal Government of Approximately $194 Million Read more about how this #FBI is protecting the public's trust in government officials. ↧ 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.