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Former FBI Counterintelligence Official and Russian Diplomat Indicted for Sanctions and Money Laundering Violations

Former FBI counterintelligence official Charles McGonigal and former Russian diplomat Sergey Shestakov have been indicted on charges of violating U.S. sanctions and money laundering. The two are accused of working for Russian energy magnate Oleg Deripaska to investigate a rival Russian oligarch in 2021 and of failing to report their contacts with foreign officials to the FBI. If convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison.