The U.S. Department of State is offering up to $5,000,000 in rewards for information on one of crypto’s biggest mysteries. In a statement, the government says it’s looking for information from the public that would lead to the arrest and/or conviction of German national Ruja Ignatova, one of the key players behind the OneCoin scheme. […]
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The infamous scammer behind the $4 billion OneCoin fraud allegedly worked with a prolific drug kingpin, according to a new report. Ruja Ignatova, a Bulgarian woman known as the “Cryptoqueen,” started OneCoin in 2014 and operated the company as a multi-level marketing (MLM) network. Ignatova falsely claimed the project maintained a private blockchain, and the […]
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The brother of the infamous “Cryptoqueen” fugitive has reportedly been released from a US prison for his role in the $4 billion OneCoin crypto fraud. Bloomberg reports that Konstantin Ignatov, the brother of Ruja Ignatova, received a sentence of 34 months behind bars – time that he had already served in prison. Authorities said that […]
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One of the co-founders of the $4 billion OneCoin crypto pyramid scheme has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Karl Sebastian Greenwood co-founded the infamous fraud with Ruja Ignatova, widely known as the “Cryptoqueen.” Greenwood and Ignatova started OneCoin in 2014 and operated the company as a multi-level marketing (MLM) network. They falsely claimed […]
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The former advisor of ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova has reportedly disappeared just before his extradition to the US to face trial on charges of fraud and money laundering. Frank Schneider is alleged to have coordinated with lawyers and PR firms to support the operation of the infamous OneCoin scam, which was deemed fraudulent by the Department […]
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is charging a Bulgarian woman with fraud for allegedly playing a role in a multibillion-dollar crypto scheme. In a new press release, the DOJ announces fraud charges against Bulgarian national Irina Dilkinksa for allegedly being the head of the legal and compliance department of OneCoin, a $4 billion crypto-focused […]
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The alleged fraudster was accused of doing the “exact opposite” of her job title, which was to ensure OneCoin was complying with laws.
United States federal prosecutors have charged a former executive of the fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme OneCoin for her role in the operation, who now faces up to 40 years in prison after being extradited from Bulgaria.
On March 21 the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged OneCoin’s former head of legal and compliance Irina Dilkinska with one count of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, each carrying a maximum potential sentence of 20 years in prison.
Dilkinska allegedly aided in laundering over $400 million of OneCoin’s proceeds, and upon hearing of a co-conspirator’s arrest destroyed incriminating evidence and sent incriminating messages.
Bulgarian woman charged for role in multi-billion-dollar cryptocurrency pyramid scheme “OneCoin” and extradited from Bulgaria to the United Stateshttps://t.co/XsY0rYJWeF
— US Attorney SDNY (@SDNYnews) March 21, 2023
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams pointed out the irony in Dilikinska’s job title given the nature of OneCoin, saying:
“Irina Dilkinska, the supposed Head of Legal and Compliance for the OneCoin cryptocurrency pyramid scheme, accomplished the exact opposite of her job title and allegedly enabled OneCoin to launder millions of dollars of illegal proceeds through shell companies."
The announcement said Dilkinska was extradited from Bulgaria on March 20 and was set to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn the following day.
OneCoin was founded in 2014 by “cryptoqueen” Ruja Ignatova and Karl Sebastian Greenwood, the latter of which pleaded guilty to multiple charges brought against him in December 2022 and faces up to 60 years in prison.
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Ignatova, however, has managed to evade law enforcement agencies, going missing in October 2017 after a flight to Greece just 15 days after a federal warrant was issued for her arrest.
In 2014, a woman named Ruja Ignatova launched a fake cryptocurrency named "OneCoin". Despite the currency never existing, Ruja convinced people all over the world to invest. In 2017, after raking in $4 billion profit, she boarded a plane to Greece and hasn't been seen since. pic.twitter.com/DoJCfmy0Uj
— Facts - Weird & Interesting (@info_tale) March 15, 2023
In June 2022, Ignatova was added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Top Ten Most Wanted List, and a $100,000 reward is offered for information leading to her arrest.
OneCoin was exposed as a scam back in 2015 but managed to generate over $4.3 billion in revenue, with profits of nearly $3 billion, between Q4 2014 and Q4 2016 alone.
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A new report claims that the ‘cryptoqueen’ wanted for her alleged role in the $4,000,000,000 OneCoin scam may have been murdered aboard a yacht in 2018. According to the Bureau for Investigative Reporting and Data (BIRD), known drug lord Hristoforos ‘Taki’ Amanatidis may have ordered the murder of OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova. Per the report, […]
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Ruja Ignatova, founder of the crypto pyramid Onecoin, may have been murdered in Greece a year after her disappearance. According to an article, quoting а leaked report from a police informant, the “missing Cryptoqueen” was killed on a yacht in the Ionian Sea more than four years ago. Murder in the Mediterranean – Another Theory […]
The ex-boyfriend of the infamous “Cryptoqueen” has been sentenced to five years in prison for laundering hundreds of millions of dollars. A new report by Bloomberg Law says that Gilbert Armenta, the former boyfriend of fugitive Ruja Ignatova, who is wanted for allegedly masterminding a crypto Ponzi scheme called “OneCoin,” has been sentenced to five […]
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