Former Top FBI Official Charged With Taking Money From Russian Oligarch

Charles McGonigal is accused of trying to get Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska removed from a U.S. sanctions list. 

Charles McGonigal, former special agent in charge of the FBI’s counterintelligence division in New York, was indicted on Monday for charges of money laundering and other counts, The Washington Post reports. He is accused of accepting payments from Oleg Deripaska and trying to get the Russian oligarch removed from a U.S. sanctions list. He will appear in court later today.