He is one of the highest-ranking former FBI officials to ever be charged with a crime

[orangecrush]

He is one of the highest-ranking former FBI officials to ever be charged with a crime
Charles McGonigal, the former head of counterintelligence for the FBI's New York field office, was charged in two separate indictments for allegedly working with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who was sanctioned for interfering in the 2016 US presidential election, after he retired. McGonigal entered a plea of not guilty via his attorney at an arraignment on charges in connection with violating US sanctions, conspiracy, and money laundering. CNN's Kara Scannell reports.

(Video at link)

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/videos/politics/2023/01/24/charles-mcgonigal-former-fbi-official-charged-russian-oligarch-cnntm-ldn-vpx.cnn

[ironman99]

1. High ranking

Can you say Aldrich Ames?

[orangecrush]

3. Or Robert Hanssen

[Sneederbunk]

8. Ames was CIA

[Peregrine Took]

2. What a seedy looking guy, totally unkempt, long hair, etc. wife looked miserable and ashamed. n/t

[orangecrush]

5. The hubris

Is unfathomable.

Guys like this really believe they are so smart they'll never get caught.

If anything like Robert Hanssen, every day of his life from this day forward will be hell on earth.

[Quakerfriend]

4. Yes, and I was surprised that the media treated

his arrest somewhat lightly.

And, Why was he permitted to get out on bail??

[orangecrush]

6. Great question

Considering his crime was of an international nature.

He is under a microscope.

Let's hope he further incriminates himself.

[leftieNanner]

7. I'm guessing they took his passport

He was getting off an international flight when they arrested him. Kind of explains his disheveled appearance. Long trip from Sri Lanka to New York.

He is toast.