Charles McGonigal was made head of FBI NY office of counterintelligence in October of 2016, just prior to the election of Donald Trump, and during the time the FBI was investigating Trump for false allegations of colluding with Russia. Today, he was charged with taking money from a sanctioned senior Russian official.
A Russian Court and Government Interpreter Also Charged with Violating U.S. Sanctions on Russia
- A former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division and a former Soviet and Russian diplomat were arrested Saturday on criminal charges related to their alleged violating and conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering.
- Charles F. McGonigal, 54, of New York City, and Sergey Shestakov, 69, of Morris, Connecticut, are charged in a five-count indictment unsealed today in the Southern District of New york with violating IEEPA and with conspiring to commit Money laundering and Money laundering.
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