Key facts
- Former senior CIA official ordered to remain jailed pending trial.
- Accused of stealing over $40 million in gold bars.
- Gold bars were stored in the basement of his Virginia home.
- Faces charges of criminal theft of public money.
A former senior CIA official has been ordered to remain incarcerated pending trial after being accused of stealing over $40 million worth of gold bars from the federal government. The gold was reportedly stored in the basement of his Virginia home. The official faces charges of criminal theft of public money. A magistrate judge issued the order for pretrial detention.