Arrested the FBI executive who started the “Russiagate” against Trump
A former senior FBI counterintelligence official – in fact, the man who received the tip that allegedly kicked off the Trump-Russia investigation – has been arrested and charged with violating US sanctions against Russia, agreeing secret payments from a Russian oligarch in order to investigate another oligarch.
Charles McGonigal, former counterintelligence chief of the FBI's New York office.Greatdecisions.tv
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have accused Charles McGonigal, a former special agent in charge of the FBI's counterintelligence desk in New York, of accepting secret payments from Oleg V. Deripaska – in violation of US sanctions against the Russians, who himself was indicted l last year for charges of penalties. McGonical retired in 2018.
During his days in counterintelligence, McGonical was responsible for overseeing and participating in investigations of Russian oligarchs, including Deripaska.
The indictment released Monday in Federal District Court in Manhattan charges former FBI official McGonigal with one count of violating US sanctions, one count of money laundering and two counts of conspiracy. -New York Times
According to his attorney, “Charlie has served the United States effectively and competently for decades,” adding: “We have carefully reviewed the allegations made by the government and are eager to receive the documentation so we can have a view of the evidence on which the government intends to build on it”.
McGonigal was the recipient of the FBI's false tip from Alexander Downer that allegedly kicked off the Trump/Russia investigation.
McGonigal was the FBI's recipient of the fake tip from Alexander Downer that supposedly started the Trump/Russia investigation.
He was also involved in the fake Carter Page ("Crossfire Dragon") investigation. https://t.co/MDwosXQaqP pic.twitter.com/tGjDL5zFq6
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) January 23, 2023
Former colleagues who worked closely with McGonigal were "shocked" by his arrest. They said that during his long career in the FBI he mainly investigated Russian counterintelligence and espionage. McGonigal also took on highly sensitive positions in the intelligence community, leading an FBI team that investigated why CIA informants in China were being arrested and killed. – TNT
A second man, Sergey Shestakov, has also been indicted in the case. He is a former Soviet and Russian diplomat who later obtained US citizenship and worked as a Russian interpreter for courts and government offices.
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