Researcher who helped expose ex-FBI official’s secret dealings with Russian oligarch found dead hours after criticizing him on social media There is no official evidence indicating foul play. We Got This Covered · Sep 2
Ex-FBI official gets over 2 years in prison for receiving $225,000 tied to Albania Charles McGonigal, a former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official, was sentenced for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash from a businessman with ties to the Albanian government. WEKU · Feb 17, 2024
Ex-FBI official sentenced for corruption, tied to Albanian government Former FBI official sentenced to over 2 years for concealing financial ties with Albanian businessman, faces 6+ years in total imprisonment. Top News · Feb 17, 2024
Former FBI spy hunter gets prison time for giving information to Russian oligarch Charles McGonigal, one of the highest-ranking FBI officials to ever be convicted of a crime, was sentenced to 50 months in prison The Guardian - US · Dec 15, 2023
Former FBI agent gets over four years in prison for aiding Russian oligarch Manhattan court sentences Charles McGonigal to prison for violating US sanctions The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023
Ex-FBI Official Jailed for Aiding Putin's Henchman Deripaska Ex-FBI official sentenced to prison for aiding Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska. Charles McGonigal also awaits sentencing in a separate case. Top News · Dec 15, 2023
Ex-FBI agent pleads guilty to concealing $225K loan from former Albanian official A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official has pleaded guilty to concealing at least $225,000 in cash that he allegedly received from a former Albanian intelligence official while working for the agency The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
Ex-FBI counterintelligence official pleads guilty to conspiracy charge for helping Russian oligarch A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge in a New York The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023
Disgraced ex-FBI agent expected to plead guilty over Russian oligarch work Mr McGonigal is one of the highest ranking FBI officials to face criminal charges The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023
FBI agents break into wrong hotel room and arrest Delta pilot during training exercise The pilot had been staying the Revere Hotel in Boston, US, and was woken by FBI agents who barged in, handcuffed him and interrogated him for 45 minutes before the officers realised the mistake Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2023
Albanian opposition holds new rally to seek PM's resignation Thousands of Albanian opposition supporters have protested anew in the capital Tirana, calling for the prime minister’s resignation for alleged corruption and mishandling of the small Balkan nation’s economy The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023
Albanian leader denies corruption over indicted FBI agent Albania’s prime minister has denied that he bribed or gave preferential treatment to a former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official who has been indicted in the U.S. Edi Rama told Parliament Thursday that the opposition wanted “to politically exploit a legal process in the USA that has no links at all… The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023
Albanian opposition disrupts parliament, supporters rally Albanian opposition supporters have protested anew outside the country’s Parliament as lawmakers demanding the government’s resignation for alleged corruption tried to disrupt the house’s session, blowing whistles and crowding the podium The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023
Albanian opposition disrupts parliament as supporters rally Albanian opposition lawmakers blowing whistles have disrupted a Parliament session to press home their demand for the government’s resignation for alleged corruption, as hundreds of their supporters outside tried to push into the building The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023 Albanian opposition leads anti-government protest Thousands of supporters of Albania’s political opposition are taking part in an anti-government protest and calling for the prime minister’s resignation for alleged corruption and mishandling of the small Balkan nation’s economy
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 2, 2023 Will Bunch: The NYT should tell readers whether it helped crooked FBI agents get Trump elected in 2016 It was arguably the most consequential "October Surprise" in the history of American presidential elections. In the waning days of the 2016 race, with polls showing Hillary Clinton clinging to a lead over Donald Trump, two last-minute stories broke that rekindled on-the-fence voters' ethical doubts about Democrat Clinton and quashed…
Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2023 News briefs Aviation industry in crosshairs for next biofuel push
Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023 Former FBI agent charged with taking payments, aiding oligarch A retired FBI official was charged with working for the Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska in violation of U.S. sanctions and with taking $225,000 in cash from an unidentified employee of a foreign intelligence service.
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023 US: Ex-FBI counterintelligence agent aided Russian oligarch A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official has been indicted on charges he helped a Russian oligarch, in violation of U.S. sanctions
The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2023 Former top FBI official accused of taking cash from Putin ally to investigate rival Charles McGonigal, 54, conspired to commit money laundering offences by receiving Oleg Deripaska money, prosecutors allege
WEKU · Jan 23, 2023 A former high-level FBI agent faces charges for aiding a sanctioned Russian oligarch Charles McGonigal, the former special agent in charge of counterintelligence in the FBI's New York office, allegedly worked with Oleg Deripaska, who has been on the U.S. sanctions list since 2018.
Al Jazeera · Jan 23, 2023 Ex-FBI agent violated sanctions by aiding Russian oligarch: DOJ Former head of FBI counterintelligence division in New York worked for sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska, US alleges.
Axios · Jan 23, 2023 Former FBI official charged with violating U.S. sanctions on Russian oligarch The DOJ alleged the former special agent conspired to provide services to billionaire Oleg Deripaska.