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Former FBI agent Charles McGonigal is sentenced to prison, breaks down in tears in court

2023-12-14 21:09:26Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Former FBI agent Charles McGonigal is sentenced to prison, breaks down in tears
Former FBI official Charles McGonigal

Former top FBI official Charles McGonigal broke down in tears Thursday as he was sentenced to 50 months (4 years and 1 month) in federal prison for collaborating with a Russian oligarch to evade US sanctions.

McGonigal, 55, was ordered to serve until February 26, 2024, ordered to serve three years of post-parole and fined $40,000.

McGonigal, who headed the FBI's counterintelligence division in New York from 2016 to 2018, pleaded guilty to the charge in August.

"[McGonigal] was well aware that his actions violated those sanctions," Manhattan federal judge Jennifer Rearden said as she handed down the sentence.

"In the face of that knowledge, Mr. McGonigal went ahead," she added, calling him a "grave risk to national security."

Ironically, before he was ensnared for his ties to Russia, McGonigal helped the bureau investigate former President Donald Trump's alleged ties to Moscow.

The former FBI agent faced a single count of conspiracy to launder money and violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which carried a maximum of five years in prison.

"Taking responsibility for my actions and reflecting on my situation, I recognize the pain and disappointment I have caused myself, my family," McGonigal said during an emotional deposition.

After his departure from the FBI in 2019, McGonigal was hired by a law firm fighting sanctions against oligarch Deripaska.

During the guilty plea, McGonigal admitted to collecting about $17,500 by helping Deripaska by helping him fight a rival oligarch.

That money was transferred from a Russian bank based in Cyprus to a New Jersey firm owned by one of McGonigal's associates before ending up in his bank account.

Prosecutors tried to cast McGonigal as motivated by greed, noting that during his time working for Deripaska, he had about $850,000 in income, as well as an apartment in Manhattan and Mercedes.

In another case, McGonigal was indicted by DC prosecutors on suspicion of concealing the receipt of $225,000 from a former member of Albania's intelligence service.

In that case, he was also accused of taking part in a secret meeting with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama while at the FBI.

He pleaded guilty to a single count of concealing the material in that case in September, and will be sentenced in February.


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