Updated
Updated · NBC News · Sep 10
Pentagon No. 2 Steve Feinberg Is Entangled in CIA Officer's $40 Million Gold-Bar Case
Updated
Updated · NBC News · Sep 10

Pentagon No. 2 Steve Feinberg Is Entangled in CIA Officer's $40 Million Gold-Bar Case

1 articles · Updated · NBC News · Sep 10

Summary

  • $40 million in gold bars found at a CIA officer's home has pulled Steve Feinberg, the Pentagon's second-ranking official, into an unusually public Washington case.
  • The latest report offers few details on Feinberg's precise connection, but centers on how the arrest has drawn scrutiny toward a senior Defense Department figure who typically avoids the spotlight.
  • Washington's focus is now on the overlap between the CIA officer's arrest and Feinberg's role, turning what began as a criminal case into a broader national-security story.

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Why was a top Pentagon official filmed with a disgraced CIA agent hoarding over 300 kilograms of stolen gold?
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