Former FBI Counterintelligence Agent Sentenced to 4 Years for Assisting Russian Oligarch

Former FBI counterintelligence agent Charles McGonigal has been sentenced to four years in prison for working for sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. McGonigal was found guilty of trying to dig up dirt for Deripaska and violating sanctions meant to put economic pressure on Russia. He was also fined $40,000 and ordered to forfeit $17,500. The judge described McGonigal's actions as a greedy money-grab that leveraged his knowledge gained from his FBI career. McGonigal expressed remorse for his actions and will face sentencing in a separate case for concealing cash received from a former Albanian intelligence official.