Former FBI agent who helped Russians circumvent sanctions is convicted in the US
Kyiv • UNN
A New York court sentences Charles McGonigal to prison for harming national security by conspiring with a Russian oligarch
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.
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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.
