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Ex-FBI official sentenced to over 2 years in prison for concealing payment from Albanian businessman

  • McGonigal, a former FBI official, was sentenced to over two years in prison for concealing his corrupt financial ties with a businessman linked to the Albanian government.
  • McGonigal borrowed $225,000 from a person connected to an Albanian intelligence agency, which he used to start a security consulting business after retiring from the FBI. He did not repay the loan.
  • Prosecutors recommended a prison term of two years and six months for McGonigal due to his abuse of public trust and pure greed.
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Ex-FBI official sentenced to over 2 years in prison for concealing payment from Albanian businessman

A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official was sentenced to more than two years in prison for concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from a businessman with ties to

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Ex-FBI official sentenced to over two years for hiding payment from Albanian businessman

A former top FBI counterintelligence official was sentenced to over two years in prison for taking cash from an Albanian businessperson.

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Ex-FBI spy hunter sentenced to 28 months for hiding secret cash payments

Two prison terms for the former head of FBI counterintelligence in New York, Charles McGonigal, delivered a black eye to the FBI.

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Ex-FBI official sentenced to over 2 years in prison for concealing payment from Albanian businessman

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official was sentenced to more than two years in prison for concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from a businessman with ties to the Albanian government. Charles McGonigal supervised national security operations for the FBI in New York before his retirement in 2018. Prosecutors say McGonigal appeared to advance Albanian intere…

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Ex-FBI official sentenced to over 2 years in prison for concealing payment from Albanian businessman

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official was sentenced to more than two years in prison for concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from a businessman with ties to the Albanian government. Charles McGonigal supervised national security operations for the FBI in New York before his retirement in 2018. Prosecutors say McGonigal appeared to advance Albanian intere…

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Ex-FBI spy hunter to be sentenced for concealing payments from former Albanian intelligence officer

The money, from a former Albanian intel officer, came in the second such case involving Charles McGonigal. It is a stunning downfall for someone who held a top FBI counterintelligence post.

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