Gold bars. Tanawat Chantradilokrat / Shutterstock A senior CIA officer s tashed more than 300 bars of gold at his home, according to court documents , and was found to have lied about his background for decades. David Rush reportedly said the bullion was needed for "work-related expenses," but was charged with criminal theft of public money in Virginia's Eastern District. His lawyer isn't talking and the authorities don't have an awful lot to say yet either. "After a CIA internal investigation identified potential violations of the law, CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred the information to the FBI for a law enforcement investigation," the CIA and FBI stated in a joint press release. "The FBI is working closely with our partners at the CIA and the Department of Justice as we continue to investigate this matter fully.…