In Sept 2019, U.S. prosecutors indicted Bulgarian Crypto Queen Ruja Ignatova, her brother Konstantin Ignatov, and the lawyer Mark S. Scott accusing them of fraud in connection with the $4 billion pyramid scheme OneCoin. While Konstantin Ignatov and Mark S. Scott have been convicted, Ruja still remains at large. The sentencing control date for Konstantin Ignatov has been scheduled for May 12, 2022. In the meantime, his Ruja Ignatova sister has made it on Europol’s most wanted list. A reward of up to 5.000 € is offered for any crucial information leading to an arrest of the perpetrator.
Read FinTelegram OneCoin reports here.
Mark S. Scott, a former partner of the US law firm Locke Lord partner was convicted in 2019 for laundering about $400 million in an alleged $4 billion cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme OneCoin. Prosecutors had portrayed Scott, as an integral part of OneCoin, alleging that he spent the $50 million he reaped from the scheme on seaside real estate, fancy cars, and a million-dollar yacht. Scott is fighting for a new trial based on claiming that Ignatova’s brother Konstantin Ignatov, perjured himself during the trial. Scott says the government failed to investigate the perjury allegations after being tipped off.
The prosecutors in Bielefeld, Germany, have prepared a 200-pages indictment and want Ignatova to stand trial. Unfortunately, we doubt that €5,000 is enough to get information about Ruja Ignatova. There are numerous rumors about her whereabouts. She is said to have undergone operations to change her appearance as well. In any case, she deserves to be called an ingenious scammer.
