Charles McGonigal was one of the FBI agents who was involved in trying to frame President Trump as working for the Russians. On December 14th, Charles McGonigal was sentenced to more than four years in prison for violating sanctions on Russia and working for a Russian oligarch.<\/p>\n
On Friday, The National Review<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n A former FBI counterintelligence chief\u00a0who played a pivotal role in launching the Trump-Russia probe<\/a>\u00a0was sentenced to just over four years in prison for assisting a sanctioned Russian oligarch after leaving his post in 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n In August, Charles McGonigal, a 22-year veteran of the bureau\u2019s field office in New York, was found guilty of a count of conspiracy for working with Oleg Deripaska, a Russian billionaire with close ties to President Vladimir Putin. During his stint with the bureau, McGonigal received classified information that Deripaska would be designated a Russian oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin, the\u00a0indictment<\/a>\u00a0alleged. McGonigal was legally obligated to inform the FBI of his relationship with foreign officials, which he violated by continuing communication and establishing business ties with Deripaska.<\/strong><\/p>\n Judge Jennifer Rearden argued that McGonigal \u201crepeatedly flouted and manipulated the sanctions regimes vital\u201d to American security interests. \u201cThe undeniable seriousness of this and the need to respect the law,\u201d Rearden continued, \u201ccompels a meaningful custodial sentence.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The FBI official admitted during the hearing that he has a \u201cdeep sense of remorse and sorrow for my actions.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Maybe the FBI needs to clean up its own backyard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Charles McGonigal was one of the FBI agents who was involved in trying to frame President Trump as working for the Russians. On December 14th, Charles McGonigal was sentenced to more than four years in prison for violating sanctions on … Continue reading