Former FBI Head Of Counterintelligence Charles McGonigal Charged With Aiding Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska
Charles McGonigal, who once served as the head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York office, was charged on multiple counts Monday related to accepting payments while assigned to highly secretive cases and dealings with a Russian oligarch. McGonigal, 58, retired from the FBI in 2018 after 22 years of service and is one of the highest-ranking FBI officials to ever be charged. He was arrested on Saturday at the John F. Kennedy Airport after returning from a trip to Sri Lanka. Two separate indictments have been brought against the former FBI official. The first is for allegedly working wi...