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In the agreement that has been reached, McGonigal has told everything, from the visits to Tirana, the meetings, the secret conversations and the money received...
Prime Minister Edi Rama's positions regarding the "McGonigal" scandal are aggravated. Although it seemed as if this matter was being forgotten, today there was a very interesting development from Washington, as the former FBI agent admitted that he received 225 thousand dollars from Agron Nezaj and that he met Edi Rama.
He appeared in court today, pleading guilty in exchange for a lesser sentence. It was US District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly who accepted the deal he made with the Justice Department. The fact that he admits to breaking the law is not a good sign for Rama and those who have been implicated.
In the agreement that was reached, McGonigal has shown everything, from the visits to Tirana, meetings, secret conversations, etc. Maybe the file will not be made public, but the data is there and the moment Prime Minister Edi Rama leaves that office, if he is not prosecuted, it is not surprising that Saliu will have the same fate.
The notice was distributed by the State Department and it is said that McGonigal risks being sentenced to 5 years in prison at most.
According to documents filed with the Court, from August 2017 and continuing until his retirement from the FBI in September 2018, McGonigal concealed from the FBI the nature of his relationship with a former foreign security officer and a businessman who had interests in ongoing business in foreign countries, and foreign governments ," the Justice Department said in a statement.
The full US Department of Justice announcement:
Charles F. McGonigal, 55, a former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent in charge of the New York Field Office, pleaded guilty today to concealing material facts about his undisclosed receipt of $225,000 in money from an individual who had business interests in Europe while McGonigal was overseeing counterintelligence efforts. The plea was accepted by U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who set sentencing for February 16, 2024.
The request was announced by US Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Department of Justice's Homeland Security Division, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office, Donald Alway, and Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI in Washington. Field Office David Sundberg.
According to documents filed in court, from August 2017 and continuing until his retirement from the FBI in September 2018, McGonigal concealed from the FBI the nature of his relationship with a former foreign security officer and a businessman who had ongoing interests business in foreign countries, and foreign governments. Specifically, McGonigal received at least $225,000 in cash from the individual and traveled abroad with the individual and met with foreign nationals. The individual later served as an FBI source in a criminal investigation involving foreign political lobbying over which McGonigal had official oversight responsibility.
The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. The maximum statutory penalty for federal offenses has been prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes. The court will determine the actual sentence based on the advisory Sentencing Guidelines and other legal factors.
This case is being investigated by the FBI offices in Los Angeles and Washington.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Elizabeth Aloi and Stuart D. Allen and former Assistant United States Attorney Michael Friedman of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, assisted by Chief Deputy Evan N. Turgeon of the DOJ Homeland Security Section of the Division of Counterintelligence and Export Control, and the Office of International Affairs of the Criminal Division.
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