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America has a McGonigal problem

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The FBI chose McGonigal to be one of the top grandmasters of the counterintelligence game. And yet somehow, Russian associates turned him into their pawn, prosecutors said.

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The case of Charles McGonigal is bigger than one corrupt FBI agent.

In fact, it's bigger than the entire FBI.

Feds bust leader of neo-Nazi cult who used Discord and Telegram to groom and exploit children

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Kalana Limkin (not pictured) was arrested Friday in Hawaii for possession of child pornography as part of an FBI investigation into an online satanic cult using social media platforms Discord and Telegram to recruit victims.

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Billionaire FBI informant Peter Thiel dished about two Kremlin invites to private Putin meetings

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Vladamir Putin and Peter Theil
According to Peter Thiel, the Kremlin reached out to him through Daniil Bisslinger, a Russian diplomat. The German investor Christian Angermayer is the one who introduced them, Thiel said.

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China has stolen more personal and corporate information than every other country in the world combined, FBI director says

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Christopher Wray (left) and China soldiers raising the flag (right).
"We welcome business with China, visitors from China, academic exchange. What we don't welcome is cheating, and theft, and repression," Christopher Wray told 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley.

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Peter Thiel was an FBI informant. Here's how you could become one.

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The FBI seal int the Flag Room at Headquarters

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Car theft surged more than 10% in one year. See the most stolen models.

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2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat
The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat was the most stolen vehicle from 2020 to 2022

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FBI says North Korea deployed thousands of IT workers to get remote jobs in US with fake IDs

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Jay Greenberg, FBI's special agent in charge, shared the news of North Koreans working remote American IT jobs at a press conference Wednesday.

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Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel was an FBI informant

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Peter Thiel became an FBI informant in the summer of 2021, Insider has learned.

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Peter Thiel has worn many hats over the years: Silicon Valley founder, Trump megadonor, cryptocurrency booster, democracy skeptic.

Charles McGonigal, the disgraced former FBI official, pleaded guilty to hiding $225,000 in secret payments while working sensitive cases

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Charles McGonigal in front of a New York courthouse before his guilty plea.
Charles McGonigal, seen here in front of a New York courthouse before his guilty plea last month, admitted to more crimes in Washington DC..

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House Judiciary Committee threatens to subpoena FBI over Charles McGonigal documents

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Congressman Jim Jordan (left) and former FBI special agent Charles McGonigal (right).
Congressman Jim Jordan (left) and former FBI special agent Charles McGonigal (right).

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