By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Worth St Video
SDNY COURTHOUSE, May 27 - In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, an arraignment was held by Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave former FBI agent Charles McGonigal, for helping Russian oligarch Deripaska in violation of US sanctions, and money laundering.
McGonigal, who'd hired former US Attorney for the Eastern District of NY Seth duCharme, pled not guilty and was given a $500,000 personal recognisance bond bail deal. Thread below. He has also been indicted in the District for the District of Colombia and should appear there on January 25. Inner City Press will cover both cases.
Inner City Press covers the SDNY Mag Court(s). Related Mag Court live-tweeted thread (more on Patreon here) vlog here
January 23 McGonigal thread here
And the August 15, 2023 guilty plea proceeding, thread here: (and video afterward here)
Plea agreement letter on Patreon here.
Back on March 9, 2023, Inner City Press was there. Thread here
On November 12 Shestakov through counsel asked to depose Evgeny Fokin, before the trial scheduled for February 10, 2025.
On January 6, 2025 it was granted, citing Mashinsky, 2024 WL 4728499, at *9.'
On January 27 there was a conference and the trial date was pushed back again, to June 17, 2025. A request was made - and granted - to place as yet undefined redactions on the transcript. But Inner City Press was there - more on X for Subscribers here and Substack here
On January 28 Shestakov's lawyer filed "indicating the Charles McGonigal was working with the CIA after his 2018 retirement from the FBI." Filing on Patreon here.
On February 7 Shestakov's lawyer submitted a proposed letter rogatory to the UAE to depose Fokin, saying the US Attorney's Office takes no position.
On February 13 Shestakov's counsel wrote in that Olga Shriki said she won't invoke her Fifth Amendment rights if called to testify - so motion to compel withdrawn.
On April 29 the case was transferred to Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who set a May 1 conference.
On May 7, "LETTER from Counsel for Evgeny Fokin, dated May 6, 2025 re: Good Morning Your Honor. Mr. Fokin has agreed to appear for live video testimony during the trial in the above referenced case. Mr. Fokin's preference is to travel to Dubai, UAE and provide testimony from that location.
On May 9 there was a conference that Inner City Presss live tweeted, here. The US Attorney's Office will be submitting a letter with State Department answers - or there may be a subpoena, and separately either dismissal or trial with out still-outstanding information.
On May 27, Judge Rakoff set Shestakov's trial for June 16: "Shestakov, 23-cr-16, will go to trial on June 16, 2025."
The case is USA v. McGonigal, et al., 1:23-cr-16 (Rakoff)
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