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Former Executive Faces Falsified Pay Allegations | US News

A former top-secret clearance executive is facing serious legal trouble after allegedly falsifying pay records involving massive foreign currency and gold transactions in 2025 and 2026—assets that investigators couldn’t later verify. Prosecutors and defense attorneys are requesting an extra 21 days to finalize a plea deal, arguing it’s in the public interest to avoid a full trial. The case has drawn scrutiny to his government work and even led to interviews with a high-ranking Pentagon official, who remains unaccused. While details of the agreement are still sealed, the defense claims the…

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