The specifics of Ruja Ignatova’s OneCoin exit-scam are coming collectively.
The most recent piece of the puzzle is the revelation that Ignatova was initially indicted again October 2017 – across the similar time she “went on maternity go away”.
Nonetheless unclear is strictly when US authorities started investigating OneCoin and Ignatova.
What we do know nevertheless is that by October 2017, the DOJ had sufficient proof to current their OneCoin case earlier than a grand jury.
On October twelfth, 2017, a New York grand jury indicted Ruja Ignatova (proper) on
- one depend of conspiracy to commit wire fraud;
- one depend of wire fraud; and
- one depend of cash laundering conspiracy
The indictment additionally seeks forfeiture of Ingatova’s ill-gotten positive factors on account of OneCoin.
A superseding indictment was filed by the DOJ on February sixth, 2018, including one depend every of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and securities fraud.
The DOJ have alleged sooner or later
Ruja and different OneCoin principals acquired unauthorized entry to in any other case confidential info relating to regulation enforcement operations.
US authorities are recognized to have been working with their worldwide counterparts in Europe (particularly Germany and Bulgaria), which a technique or one other is probably going how the DOJ’s case was leaked.
In any occasion, Ignatova went into hiding in mid 2017. The official purpose for her disappearance was “maternity go away”.
BehindMLM first reported on Ignatova’s disappearance in October 2017, the identical month she was indicted.
Ruja’s brother, Konstantin Ignatov tried to bury Ignatova’s disappearance by persevering with the maternity go away charade.
The excuse for Ignatova’s disappearance was modified to “prolonged maternity go away” because the months dragged on, adopted by her being the goal of alleged loss of life threats.
In actuality, Ignatova appears to have turn out to be conscious the US was getting ready to indict her in mid 2017. Thus she initiated her OneCoin exit-scam.
In keeping with the DOJ, Ignatova boarded a Ryanair flight out of Bulgaria on October twenty fifth, 2017.
The flight was certain for Greece, after which the path goes chilly.
As of October 2017, Ruja Ignatova stays a fugitive needed by US authorities. She has not been seen or heard from in public since mid 2017.