# Who Is Allison Guerriero? Woman Who Exposed FBI Official for Working With Russians Found Dead *Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/source/f7c694a7 *Machine twins:* https://truthscore.com/source/f7c694a7.md · JSON at https://truthscore.com/api/v1 Publisher: Newsweek · published 2026-09-01 · read 2026-09-09 Original: https://www.newsweek.com/allison-guerriero-michael-mcgonigal-fbi-exposed-working-russian-oligarch-dead-12392795 *A source is testimony, not proof. The document itself is never republished here.* ## Who is named (15) - [Boynton Beach, Florida](https://truthscore.com/entity/057291ea) - [FBI](https://truthscore.com/entity/47ebd027) - [Boynton Beach Police Department](https://truthscore.com/entity/5121199e) - [Department of Justice](https://truthscore.com/entity/5710be16) - [Jim Jordan](https://truthscore.com/entity/59d61063) - [Oleg Deripaska](https://truthscore.com/entity/759739b2) - [Ken Kurson](https://truthscore.com/entity/8267ec21) - [X](https://truthscore.com/entity/92420b51) - [Charles McGonigal](https://truthscore.com/entity/9326b3e1) - [Newsweek](https://truthscore.com/entity/ab95ab2b) - [U.S. Treasury Department](https://truthscore.com/entity/bcba4d8b) - [Allison Guerriero](https://truthscore.com/entity/c820cc5a) - [Vladimir Potanin](https://truthscore.com/entity/d06ec669) - [United States](https://truthscore.com/entity/f6d3f5b6) - [Roger Stone](https://truthscore.com/entity/ff59ecff) ## What it added - [Allison Guerriero was found dead at her home in Boynton Beach, Florida.](https://truthscore.com/claim/6b2e3a1b) > Allison Guerriero, a security researcher whose information helped expose the criminal conduct of former FBI counterintelligence official Charles McGonigal, has been found dead at her home in Boynton Beach, Florida. - [Allison Guerriero posted a series of messages on X criticizing Representative Jim Jordan, the FBI and Charles McGonigal.](https://truthscore.com/claim/aa477f37) > Hours before her death, Guerriero posted a series of messages on X, formerly Twitter, criticizing Representative Jim Jordan, the FBI and McGonigal. - [Charles McGonigal was arrested in 2023.](https://truthscore.com/claim/d8173df1) > McGonigal was arrested in 2023 - [Charles McGonigal was sentenced to 50 months in prison.](https://truthscore.com/claim/05942a4d) > and was sentenced to 50 months in prison - [Charles McGonigal was sentenced to 28 months in 2024.](https://truthscore.com/claim/f03e6d8c) > and then was later sentenced in a separate case to 28 months in 2024. - [Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty to secretly colluding with a Russian oligarch.](https://truthscore.com/claim/8296ed9b) > He pleaded guilty to secretly colluding with a Russian oligarch - [Charles McGonigal admitted receiving $225,000 in cash from someone with ties to the Albanian government.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a7a6594c) > and also admitted to receiving $225,000 in cash from someone with ties to the Albanian government. - [Charles McGonigal told the judge that he committed a felony and that it causes him extreme emotional and physical pain, and that he stands before the judge…](https://truthscore.com/claim/97c67855) > "I committed a felony and as a former FBI special agent it causes me extreme emotional and physical pain," McGonigal told the judge before he was sentenced. "I stand before you today with a deep sense of remorse." - [The cause of Allison Guerriero's death is unclear.](https://truthscore.com/claim/2f5c7923) > It's unclear what caused her death - [Authorities are waiting on a report from the medical examiner regarding Allison Guerriero's death.](https://truthscore.com/claim/7b7a4fcf) > authorities are waiting on a report from the medical examiner. - [Newsweek reached out to the Boynton Beach police department for comment via email but did not receive a response before publication.](https://truthscore.com/claim/e437a176) > Newsweek reached out to the Boynton Beach, Florida, police department for comment via email but did not receive a response in time for publication. - [Allison Guerriero was a security researcher who became publicly known after providing information to federal authorities about Charles McGonigal.](https://truthscore.com/claim/5ee7c9b9) > Guerriero was a security researcher who became publicly known after providing information to federal authorities about her former romantic partner, McGonigal - [Allison Guerriero alerted investigators after becoming concerned about Charles McGonigal's behavior, which included allegations that he was carrying large…](https://truthscore.com/claim/83a4bc09) > Guerriero alerted investigators after becoming concerned about McGonigal's behavior, including allegations that he was carrying large amounts of cash and maintaining unusual relationships with foreign-connected individuals. - [Charles McGonigal reportedly told Allison Guerriero that he won a bet on a baseball game when she asked about the cash.](https://truthscore.com/claim/313e16c0) > When she asked McGonigal about the cash, he reportedly told her that he won a bet on a baseball game. - [Charles McGonigal was married with two children at the time.](https://truthscore.com/claim/03bdc1cf) > At the time, he was married with two children. - [Allison Guerriero said in an interview with Business Insider that Charlie McGonigal knew everybody in the national security and law‑enforcement world and that…](https://truthscore.com/claim/c1faea0a) > "Charlie McGonigal knew everybody in the national security and law-enforcement world," Guerriero said in an interview with Business Insider. "He fooled them all. So why should I feel bad that he was able to deceive me?" - [Allison Guerriero's tip helped launch a broader federal investigation into Charles McGonigal's activities.](https://truthscore.com/claim/786c1cf1) > Her tip reportedly helped launch a broader federal investigation into McGonigal's activities. - [During Charles McGonigal's sentencing, the judge praised Allison Guerriero for her extraordinary contributions to counterespionage operations on behalf of the…](https://truthscore.com/claim/4f41ea3c) > During McGonigal's sentencing, the judge praised Guerriero for her "extraordinary contributions" to counterespionage operations on behalf of the United States. - [Allison Guerriero's family wrote in her obituary that she found her niche in the security field after trying several different occupations.](https://truthscore.com/claim/eb02a58c) > In an obituary for Guerriero, her family wrote that she found her "niche" in the security field after trying several different occupations. - [Allison Guerriero was working for Roger Stone when she died.](https://truthscore.com/claim/d6e25a57) > They added that she was also working for Roger Stone when she died. - [Allison Guerriero's family is holding a memorial service on Thursday for her.](https://truthscore.com/claim/b929fb47) > The family is holding a memorial service on Thursday for her. - [Ken Kurson wrote in a eulogy that Allison Guerriero's over‑the‑top interest in law‑enforcement and fighting evildoers kept her adjacent to all kinds of…](https://truthscore.com/claim/aaa11440) > "Allison’s over-the-top interest in law-enforcement and fighting evildoers kept her adjacent to all kinds of characters who seemed like they were from 1950s era G.I. Joe type comic books," her friend, Ken Kurson, wrote in a eulogy for her. - [Charles McGonigal served as the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division in New York.](https://truthscore.com/claim/61a8bfea) > McGonigal served as the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division in New York. - [The Department of Justice said Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty in 2023 to conspiracy charges stemming from his work for Oleg Deripaska.](https://truthscore.com/claim/08daf38b) > According to the Department of Justice, McGonigal pleaded guilty in 2023 to conspiracy charges stemming from his work for Oleg Deripaska - [The DOJ said Charles McGonigal agreed to provide services to Oleg Deripaska in violation of federal sanctions laws and participated in a money‑laundering…](https://truthscore.com/claim/038000a0) > The DOJ said McGonigal agreed to provide services to Deripaska in violation of federal sanctions laws and participated in a money-laundering conspiracy. - [Charles McGonigal participated in and supervised investigations into Russian oligarchs, including Oleg Deripaska, while serving as Special Agent in Charge.](https://truthscore.com/claim/9010679c) > In his role as special agent in charge, he also participated in and supervised investigations into Russian oligarchs, including Deripaska. - [Charles McGonigal tried to find derogatory information about rival oligarch Vladimir Potanin and his corporate interests, which Oleg Deripaska was fighting for…](https://truthscore.com/claim/326471bb) > McGonigal tried to find derogatory information about a rival oligarch, Vladimir Potanin, and his corporate interests, which Deripaska was fighting for control of. - [The Justice Department said Charles McGonigal worked to investigate a rival Russian oligarch in exchange for concealed payments linked to Oleg Deripaska.](https://truthscore.com/claim/96d03d45) > The Justice Department said McGonigal worked to investigate a rival Russian oligarch in exchange for concealed payments linked to Deripaska. - [Prosecutors alleged that Charles McGonigal and others attempted to hide Oleg Deripaska's involvement through shell companies, forged documents and coded…](https://truthscore.com/claim/42f9c1b6) > Prosecutors alleged that he and others attempted to hide Deripaska's involvement through shell companies, forged documents and coded communications. - [Charles McGonigal was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison in December 2023.](https://truthscore.com/claim/07651506) > In December 2023, McGonigal was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison. - [Charles McGonigal was sentenced in 2024 to 28 months for concealing information from the FBI about payments received from a link to the Albanian government.](https://truthscore.com/claim/50414d5b) > He was sentenced in 2024 to 28 months for concealing information from the FBI about payments received from a link to the Albanian government. - [The Department of Justice said the sentences are to run consecutively.](https://truthscore.com/claim/1dd589eb) > The DOJ said the sentences are to run consecutively. - [Public records indicate Charles McGonigal is still imprisoned.](https://truthscore.com/claim/85fcca69) > Public records indicate he is still imprisoned. - [Oleg Deripaska is a wealthy Russian businessman whose fortune was built primarily through Russia's aluminum industry.](https://truthscore.com/claim/34bacf01) > Oleg Deripaska is a wealthy Russian businessman whose fortune was built primarily through Russia's aluminum industry. - [Oleg Deripaska is among Russia's best‑known oligarchs and has long been regarded as a politically connected figure within Russia.](https://truthscore.com/claim/f7f3686a) > He is among the country's best-known oligarchs and has long been regarded as a politically connected figure within Russia. - [The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Oleg Deripaska in 2018 under authorities related to Russia's actions in Ukraine.](https://truthscore.com/claim/f682a40e) > The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Deripaska in 2018 under authorities related to Russia's actions in Ukraine. - [The Justice Department concluded that Oleg Deripaska acted on behalf of, directly or indirectly, a senior Russian government official and operated in sectors…](https://truthscore.com/claim/63ce6291) > According to the Justice Department, officials concluded that Deripaska had acted on behalf of, directly or indirectly, a senior Russian government official and operated in sectors considered important to the Russian economy. - [A federal court later upheld the sanctions against Oleg Deripaska.](https://truthscore.com/claim/cec724c7) > The Justice Department noted that a federal court later upheld the sanctions against Deripaska. - [Officials cited findings that Oleg Deripaska acted as an agent of Russian President Vladimir Putin.](https://truthscore.com/claim/e170160d) > Officials also cited findings that supported the government's conclusion that he acted as an agent of Russian President Vladimir Putin. - [Because of the sanctions, Americans are generally prohibited from providing services to Oleg Deripaska without government authorization.](https://truthscore.com/claim/9da9b18a) > Because of those sanctions, Americans generally are prohibited from providing services to him without government authorization. ## What it cost Reading this document into the graph cost $0.02.