The regulatory noose round Ruja Ignatova’s neck has tightened even additional, following the arrest of Sebastian Greenwood.
All of us appear to have slept on the information, which was reported in a throwaway paragraph by the Bangkok Put up on November fifth.
As per the Bangkok Put up’s article, which examines Thailand’s elevated participation in worldwide investigations;
The CSD additionally labored with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to apprehend Sebastian Greenwood who was needed on a US worldwide arrest warrant and an Interpol pink discover for working a digital forex pyramid scheme.
Sebastian’s arrest possible ties right into a $400 million cash laundering indictment in opposition to Mark Scott in September.
Initially very a lot a public OneCoin determine, Greenwood retreated into the shadows round late 2016. Simply earlier than OneCoin collapsed and stopped paying affiliate ROI requests.
Though not formally acknowledged, Greenwood (proper) is believed to have been OneCoin’s second in command behind Ignatova.
By way of high funding positions held with Juha Parhiala, Greenwood is believed to have stolen tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars} from OneCoin associates.
Earlier this yr in Could Chinese language authorities seized $7.2 million tied to OneCoin. The funds had been recovered from a checking account held in Greenwood’s identify.
As it is a growing story, we don’t have additional particulars of the FBI’s investigation or Greenwood’s arrest but.
Keep tuned for updates…