A former top FBI official was arrested over the weekend on accusations he worked for sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, prosecutors said on Monday.
Charles McGonigal, who led the agency's counterintelligence division in New York before retiring in 2018, faces four counts, including sanctions violations and money laundering. McGonigal pleaded not guilty on Monday afternoon in federal court in Manhattan. He was released on $500,000 bond.
"After sanctions are imposed, they must be enforced equally against all U.S. citizens in order to be successful," FBI Assistant Director in Charge Michael Driscoll said in a statement. "There are no exceptions for anyone, including a former FBI official like Mr. McGonigal." He faces nine counts in that case, including making false statements for concealing the nature of his relationship with the person from the FBI., was among two dozen Russian oligarchs and government officials blacklisted by Washington in 2018 in reaction to Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. Deripaska and the Kremlin have denied any election interference.
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