Ex-CIA agent created fake spy program to amass $40M gold stash: reports

• •Hey everyone, just read this wild article and had to share it.
• •Apparently, an ex-CIA agent faked a whole spy program to hoard a $40 million gold stash.
• •Can you believe this guy, David Rush, even roped in some former colleagues?

Hey everyone, just read this wild article and had to share it. Apparently, an ex-CIA agent faked a whole spy program to hoard a $40 million gold stash. Can you believe this guy, David Rush, even roped in some former colleagues? Like, how audacious do you have to be to pull something like that off? You can read more about it here: https://www.mining.com/ex-cia-agent-created-fake-spy-program-to-amass-40m-gold-stash-reports/

My first thought was, man, that's one way to diversify your portfolio, though certainly not a legal or ethical one! It just makes you think about all the different schemes people come up with. As someone who’s been dabbling in precious metals for a while – mostly for long-term security for my family and retirement, nothing this dramatic, thankfully! – the sheer scale of this is mind-boggling. I've always been a believer in having some physical assets, but this takes it to a whole new level of "get rich quick"... or, in this case, "get rich illegally."

What do you all think about this? It's just such a bizarre story. Does it make you think twice about what you invest in, or does it just illustrate that human greed knows no bounds? Curious to hear your take on this whole situation.