Ex-FBI official Charles McGonigal arrested for alleged money laundering, violating #Russia #sanctions, and taking $225K cash from a former foreign agent while still working for the #FBI.

Federal prosecutors in NY allege that after his 2018 retirement from the FBI, #McGonigal worked with #RussianOligarch #OlegDeripaska, Deripaska associate #SergeyShestakov, and a third person to investigate a rival Russian oligarch in return for payments from Deripaska.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/ex-counterintel-head-fbi-new-york-mcgonigal-arrested-rcna66995

FBI agent #CharlesMcGonigal arrested due to his being on #OlegDeripaska's payroll. He and #SergeyShestakov were paid to investigate another oligarch in order to take heat off Deripaska.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-fbi-official-charles-mcgonigal-arrested-ties-russian/story?id=96609658