Ruja Ignatova Added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List

OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, the agency announced today. Ignatova is wanted for allegedly being the mastermind behind a major fraud scheme that victimized millions of investors worldwide. A reward of up to $100,000 from the FBI is being offered for information that results in her capture. Bitcoin Killer – Ruja Ignatova OneCoin, a corporation located in Bulgaria, advertised as a new virtual currency that would be the “Bitcoin killer,” was founded by Ignatova and her business partner around 2014. To encourage individuals to invest in OneCoin packages, Ignatova is accused of making fraudulent claims and representations concerning the cryptocurrency. Investigators claim that Ignatova and her business partner allegedly encouraged OneCoin investors to sell extra packages to friends and relatives to promote OneCoin. Southern District of New York Filed Arrest Warrant Following Ignatova’s disappearance in 2017, the Southern District of New York filed an arrest warrant for her. Later, in February 2018, they issued a superseding indictment. The founder of OneCoin is accused of conspiring to commit money laundering, wire fraud, securities fraud, and conspiring to commit all these crimes. Ignatova traveled from Bulgaria to Athens, Greece, where she was last seen in October 2017. According to authorities, in the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Germany, Russia, Greece, and Eastern ...