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Charles McGonigal was charged over his ties to Oleg Deripaska One of the highest-ranking FBI officials ever criminally charged is expected to plead guilty next week in Manhattan federal court, according to a new court filing. Charles McGonigal, the former head of counterintelligence for the FBI's New York field office, is scheduled for a "plea proceeding" Aug. 5, according to a judge’s order. "The Court has been informed that Defendant Charles McGonigal may wish to enter a change of plea," the order said. McGonigal was charged over his ties to Oleg Deripaska, a Russian billionaire who has been sanctioned by the United States and criminally charged last year with violating those sanctions. MORE: Russian billionaire charged with violating US sanctions McGonigal, who retired from the FBI in 2018, is charged with violating U.S. sanctions by trying to get Deripaska off the sanctions list. He was also accused of investigating a rival Russian oligarch in return for ...

Robert Wise pleaded guilty Tuesday in Manhattan federal court to one count of conspiring to commit international money laundering. A New York attorney is charged in a scheme to make nearly $4 million in payments to maintain six properties in the United States that were owned by a sanctioned oligarch . The attorney, Robert Wise, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Manhattan federal court to one count of conspiring to commit international money laundering, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. "With today's guilty plea, Robert Wise has admitted that he misused his position of trust as a lawyer, laundering money to promote sanctions violations by Viktor Vekselberg's longtime associate, Vladimir Voronchenko," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement. "This Office is proud to continue its work to enforce the sanctions imposed in response to Russia's illegal war in Ukraine." MORE: Russian billionaire charged with violating US sanctions ...