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Former FBI Counterintelligence Chief Who Investigated Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax Sentenced to Over 4 Years for Colluding with Russian Oligarchs
Former FBI Counterintelligence Chief Who Investigated Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax Sentenced to Over 4 Years for Colluding with Russian Oligarchs | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
A former high-ranking FBI official has been sentenced to over four years in prison for colluding with Russian oligarchs.
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A former high-ranking FBI official has been sentenced to over four years in prison for colluding with Russian oligarchs.
Charles McGonigal, once the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division in New York, faced charges for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and committing money laundering.
McGonigal, 55, from New York City, was sentenced to 50 months in prison and ordered to pay a $40,000 fine on Thursday.
McGonigal was arrested earlier this year for conspiring with Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch sanctioned by the U.S. government.
His guilty plea in August followed a detailed investigation revealing his agreement in 2021 to provide services to Oleg Deripaska, including attempting to have him removed from the U.S. sanctions list in 2019.
“After his tenure as a high-level FBI official who supervised and participated in investigations of Russian oligarchs, Charles McGonigal has now admitted that he agreed to evade U.S. sanctions by providing services to one of those oligarchs, Oleg Deripaska,” said U.S. Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York in a statement.
“This office will continue to hold to account those who violate U.S. sanctions for their own financial benefit.”
“Charles McGonigal, by his own admission, betrayed his oath and actively concealed his illicit work at the bidding of a sanctioned Russian oligarch,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division.
“Today’s plea shows the Department of Justice’s resolve to pursue and dismantle the illegal networks that Russian oligarchs use to try to escape the reach of our sanctions and evade our laws.”
In September, McGonigal admitted that he received at least $225,000 in cash from a person with whom he also traveled internationally, during which they met with foreign citizens. This person later became an informant for the FBI in a criminal case concerning foreign political lobbying, a case over which McGonigal had supervisory authority, according to the DOJ.
On Thursday, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams highlighted the gravity of McGonigal’s betrayal, noting, “Charles McGonigal violated the trust his country placed in him by using his high-level position at the FBI to prepare for his future in business. Once he left public service, he jeopardized our national security by providing services to Oleg Deripaska, a Russian tycoon who acts as Vladimir Putin’s agent. Today’s sentence is a reminder that anyone who violates United States sanctions — particularly those in whom this country has placed its trust — will pay a heavy penalty.”
Executive Assistant Director Larissa L. Knapp of the FBI’s National Security Branch condemned McGonigal’s conduct as a clear act of betrayal.
“Charles McGonigal’s conduct can be summed up in one word – betrayal. He betrayed everything he once swore to protect. Today’s sentencing is a message to all, no matter who they are, the FBI does not tolerate those who choose to jeopardize US National Security. Prioritizing personal gains over one’s oath to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution, will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”
Commentary:
What is hugely being missed is that Charles McGonigal the mow former Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division in New York turns out to be a Russian plant, after saying Trump was a Russian plant.
You have to ask yourself; How did our "seventeen intelligence agencies" totally miss this?
He was not charged with espionage and treason. That is remarkable.
You can once again see that even espionage is acceptable when Democrats and our enemies conspire against America.
The Democrat definition of equal justice is once more in your face Just-Us.
It continues to be sad days for lady justice.
Everything Treasonous Democrats and Rino's have accused President Trump and Others of, They themselves are Guilty of Committing! Where's the FBI, DOJ, Congress and Media on this? American citizens are sick and tired of this Double Standard and Coverups allowing these Traitors to get away with their Criminal and Treasonous Activities for Decades!