In New York, the Manhattan District Court has handed down a verdict in the case of
of former FBI officer Charles McGonigal, whom prosecutors accused
of working for Russian oligarch Oleg
Deripaska. This is reported by the Voice of America, according to UNN.
Details
McGonigal, who worked in the New York branch of the
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was sentenced to 50 months in prison
and a $40,000 fine.
Earlier, Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty and repented of his
and instead of five years, which the prosecutor's office insisted on, the judge sentenced him to four years and
to four years and two months.
The former FBI agent was accused of conspiring with a
businessman close to the Kremlin in order to find dirt on Deripaska's
Deripaska's rival, oligarch Vladimir Potanin.
McGonigal cooperated with Deripaska despite the sanctions imposed on him for interfering
sanctions imposed on him for Moscow's interference in the 2016 US election, and even
even tried to help him avoid sanctions.
After the verdict, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Damian Williams made it clear that the court's decision was a signal to all those who would try to
to use their official position for personal enrichment in violation of
American law.
About Charles McGonigal
Senior former FBI agent Charles
McGonigal was the head of the FBI's counterintelligence division in New York from 2016 to 2018. У
During the trial, the prosecutor's office noted that during these years he was investigating
against Russian oligarchs, including Deripaska.
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