Two weeks in the past BehindMLM ran a narrative relating to Mark Scott trying to cover proof from a grand jury.
The grand jury proceedings themselves had been believed to pertain to different people associated to OneCoin.
We will now cross Ruja Ignatova off that record, following the revelation she was indicted again in February.
Ignatova’s indictment was filed beneath seal on February sixth and solely unsealed at the moment, therefore we’ve solely learnt of it now.
As per her Southern District of New York indictment, Ignatova (proper, additionally credited as “CryptoQueen”) has been charged with
- conspiracy to commit wire fraud;
- wire fraud;
- conspiracy to commit cash laundering;
- conspiracy to commit securities fraud; and
- securities fraud
The legal expenses stem from Ignatova’s operation of OneCoin, a worldwide Ponzi scheme believed to have bilked victims out of over $4 billion.
The indictment particularly pertains to over $1 billion laundered by way of “OneCoin associated financial institution accounts”.
The indictment features a forfeiture clause, requiring Ignatova to to show over
any and all property, actual and private, that constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to the fee of stated offenses, together with however not restricted to a sum of cash in United States foreign money representing the quantity of proceeds traceable to the fee of stated offenses that (Ignatova) personally obtained.
Within the seemingly occasion Ignatova’s property have been squirreled away abroad, the US has said intent to hunt various restoration.
How a lot cash Ruja Ignatova pocketed from OneCoin victims is unknown.
Based mostly on our protection of Ignatova’s public going through property, we imagine at a minimal the quantity runs into the higher tens of thousands and thousands, if not a whole bunch of thousands and thousands.
Information of Ignatova’s indictment coincides with the arrest of her brother, Konstantin Ignatov.
New York prosecutors have filed a separate legal criticism towards Ignatov.