A former FBI agent admitted to working for Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska while he was under US sanctions and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy in a New York court on Tuesday, in exchange for prosecutors dropping other charges. Prosecutors in January said Charles McGonigal, who led the FBI's count
A former FBI agent admitted to working for Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska while he was under US sanctions and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy in a New York court on Tuesday, in exchange for prosecutors dropping other charges.
At the time, McGonigal pleaded not guilty to four criminal counts including sanctions violations and money laundering. The former FBI agent received US$17,500 for that work, which was routed from Russia through accounts in Cyprus and New Jersey in an attempt to mask the source of the payments, he said.His attorney Seth DuCharme told reporters after the hearing that his client was treated fairly.
Matthew Olsen, who leads the US Department of Justice's National Security Division, said in a statement that the case shows the DOJ's"resolve to pursue and dismantle the illegal networks that Russian oligarchs use to try to escape the reach of our sanctions and evade our laws."
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