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   {"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"30b1a205-afb8-4595-afd2-ae027f021a85","kind":"publish","page_slug":"onecoin-ruja-ignatova","published_at":"2026-05-31T19:53:22.740Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"OneCoin","sections":[{"content":"OneCoin was launched between August and December 2014 by Ruja Ignatova and Karl Sebastian Greenwood through two offshore entities: OneCoin Ltd (registered in Bulgaria and Dubai) and OneLife Network Ltd (registered in Belize). The scheme marketed a purported cryptocurrency through a global multi-level-marketing (MLM) network, falsely presenting OneCoin as a \"simpler and safer alternative\" to Bitcoin and a potential \"Bitcoin killer.\" Despite these claims, OneCoin never operated on a decentralized blockchain. Instead, the company maintained a centralized, internally controlled database that simulated transactions without actual distributed ledger technology. There was no functional mining process; token generation was controlled entirely by company insiders. Ignatova and Greenwood conceived the MLM structure to incentivize recruiting and to pay early investors using funds from newer investors — the hallmark of a Ponzi scheme. Between the fourth quarter of 2014 and the fourth quarter of 2016 alone, OneCoin generated an alleged €4.037 billion in sales revenue.","heading":"Overview and Scheme Structure","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"OneCoin - Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneCoin"},{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ: Co-Founder of Multibillion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Scheme OneCoin Sentenced to 20 Years","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/co-founder-multibillion-dollar-cryptocurrency-scheme-onecoin-sentenced-20-years-prison"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Leaders of OneCoin","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-charges-against-leaders-onecoin-multibillion-dollar"}]},{"content":"OneCoin's core fraud rested on the false representation that it operated on a proprietary blockchain. In reality, no public or verifiable blockchain underpinned OneCoin; the company maintained a centralized SQL-type database under its own control. The primary revenue mechanism was the sale of \"educational packages\" priced from approximately €100 to as high as €118,000 (some reports cite up to €225,500). These packages included tokens that investors were told could be used to \"mine\" OneCoins. Former insiders and prosecutors have noted that company leadership internally referred to the tokens as \"fake coins.\" OneCoin's internal documentation later revealed that the educational content included in these packages was substantially plagiarized from freely available online sources, including Wikipedia. Ignatova and her co-conspirators controlled the price of OneCoin entirely, setting artificial valuations and creating simulated trading activity to generate the appearance of a legitimate, appreciating cryptocurrency market. Coins could not be traded on any external exchange; withdrawals and conversions were systematically restricted or blocked.","heading":"Fake Blockchain and Fraud Mechanics","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"OneCoin - Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneCoin"},{"credibility":2,"name":"OneCoin Exposed: How a Fake Blockchain Enabled a $4 Billion Ponzi Scheme","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptodamus.io/en/articles/news/onecoin-s-missing-blockchain-the-shocking-truth-behind-the-4-billion-scam"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The OneCoin Scam — CoinMarketCap Academy","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/article/the-onecoin-scam-the-dazzling-story-of-the-biggest-crypto-ponzi-in-history"}]},{"content":"Ruja Plamenova Ignatova was born on May 30, 1980, in Ruse, Bulgaria. Her family emigrated to Germany in 1990. She earned a doctorate in private international law from the University of Konstanz in 2005 and a Master's degree in European law from Oxford University, and subsequently worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in Sofia. Prior to OneCoin, Ignatova was convicted of fraud in Germany in 2012 in connection with her father Plamen Ignatov's acquisition of a metal casting plant that subsequently entered bankruptcy under allegedly dubious circumstances; she received a suspended sentence of 14 months. She was also involved in a multi-level marketing scheme called BigCoin in 2013. Ignatova founded OneCoin in 2014, presenting herself at large-scale events — including an appearance at Wembley Stadium before a reported audience of approximately 90,000 people in 2016 — as a visionary financial revolutionary. On October 25, 2017, Ignatova boarded a Ryanair flight from Sofia, Bulgaria to Athens, Greece and was never seen in public again. She is believed to have been tipped off about sealed U.S. indictments and escalating law enforcement investigations. Her whereabouts remain officially unknown. The FBI added Ignatova to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in June 2022. In June 2024, the U.S. Department of State increased the reward for information leading to her arrest and/or conviction to $5,000,000. The FBI has stated its investigation is \"operating under the assumption that she is still alive,\" though Bulgarian investigative reporting published in 2023 alleged, based on a police informant account, that Ignatova was murdered in November 2018 aboard a yacht in the Ionian Sea on orders of Bulgarian organized crime figure Hristoforos Nikos Amanatidis (known as \"Taki\"), reportedly to conceal his involvement in OneCoin. This allegation has not been confirmed by law enforcement, and no body has been recovered.","heading":"Ruja Ignatova: Background and Disappearance","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Ruja Ignatova - Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruja_Ignatova"},{"credibility":1,"name":"FBI: Ruja Ignatova Added to Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/ruja-ignatova-added-to-fbis-ten-most-wanted-fugitives-list"},{"credibility":1,"name":"FBI: Up to $5 Million Reward for Ruja Ignatova","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/newyork/news/up-to-5-million-reward-offer-for-information-leading-to-arrest-and-or-conviction-of-ten-most-wanted-fugitive-cryptoqueen-ruja-ignatova"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Bulgarian Investigators Claim Cryptoqueen Was Murdered in 2018 — Decrypt","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/121879/bulgarian-investigators-claim-cryptoqueen-ruja-ignatova-was-killed-in-2018"}]},{"content":"The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has been the primary venue for federal prosecution. A grand jury indictment against Ruja Ignatova was initially filed on October 12, 2017, and later unsealed. A superseding indictment in February 2018 added charges of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and securities fraud. On March 7, 2019, charges against Ignatova were publicly unsealed, alleging wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering. That same month, Konstantin Ignatov — Ruja's brother and successor as OneCoin's public-facing leader — was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport. Karl Sebastian Greenwood was separately arrested in Thailand in July 2018 and extradited to the United States in October 2018 to face charges including wire fraud and money laundering. Mark Scott, a former partner at the law firm Locke Lord, was indicted for laundering approximately $400 million in OneCoin proceeds. Irina Dilkinska, OneCoin's purported head of legal and compliance, was arrested in Bulgaria in June 2021 and extradited to the U.S. in March 2023.","heading":"DOJ Indictments and Federal Charges","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ SDNY: Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Leaders of OneCoin","type":"court_filing","url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-charges-against-leaders-onecoin-multibillion-dollar"},{"credibility":1,"name":"US Indicts Co-Founder of OneCoin Ponzi Scheme — OCCRP","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-indicts-co-founder-of-onecoin-ponzi-scheme"}]},{"content":"Karl Sebastian Greenwood pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering and was sentenced on September 12, 2023, by U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors stated that Greenwood personally derived more than $300 million from the scheme. Konstantin Ignatov pleaded guilty on October 4, 2019, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to commit bank fraud. He cooperated extensively with prosecutors, testifying against Mark Scott over three days at trial, attending nine proffer sessions, and providing testimony about OneCoin's fraudulent structure. On March 5, 2024, Judge Ramos sentenced Konstantin to time served — approximately 34 months — and required forfeiture of $118,000 in proceeds. Mark Scott was convicted by a federal jury in November 2019 of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Evidence showed Scott created fraudulent private equity funds in the British Virgin Islands, branded as \"Fenero Funds,\" to launder approximately $400 million in OneCoin proceeds while personally earning $50 million. On January 25, 2024, Judge Ramos sentenced Scott to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a money judgment forfeiture of approximately $393 million, along with forfeiture of four real properties, a yacht, and a Porsche. Irina Dilkinska pleaded guilty in November 2023 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. On April 3, 2024, Judge Ramos sentenced her to four years in prison and ordered forfeiture of $111.4 million.","heading":"Convictions and Sentences","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ SDNY: Co-Founder of OneCoin Sentenced to 20 Years","type":"court_filing","url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/co-founder-multibillion-dollar-cryptocurrency-scheme-onecoin-sentenced-20-years-prison"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinDesk: OneCoin Co-Founder Karl Greenwood Sentenced to 20 Years","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/09/13/onecoin-co-founder-karl-greenwood-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison"},{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ SDNY: Former Law Firm Partner Sentenced to 10 Years for Laundering $400M","type":"court_filing","url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-law-firm-partner-sentenced-10-years-prison-laundering-400-million-onecoin-fraud"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinDesk: OneCoin Compliance Chief Sentenced to 4 Years","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/04/onecoin-compliance-chief-sentenced-to-4-years-in-prison-for-role-in-4b-ponzi-scheme"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinTelegraph: OneCoin's Konstantin Ignatov freed after 3 years","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptoqueen-onecoin-brother-freed-three-years-jail-fraud-scheme"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The Record: Lawyer gets 10-year sentence for laundering OneCoin scam proceeds","type":"news_article","url":"https://therecord.media/lawyer-gets-10-year-sentence-for-laundering-onecoin-scam-funds"}]},{"content":"U.S. prosecutors have alleged OneCoin defrauded victims of over $4 billion worldwide. International authorities and reporting have cited an estimated 3.5 million victims in more than 175 countries. The scheme disproportionately affected investors in developing economies, including documented cases of rural Ugandan investors losing their homes. China separately prosecuted 98 people in connection with OneCoin activity and recovered approximately 1.7 billion yuan ($267.5 million). In April 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a compensation process for victims, making approximately $40 million in forfeited assets available for distribution. Eligible victims must file claims by June 30, 2026, through Kroll Settlement Administration LLC at onecoinremission.com. Given that verified losses across all claimants are expected to far exceed the $40 million pool, individual recoveries will represent only a fraction of documented losses.","heading":"Scale of Harm and Victim Impact","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ: Justice Department Announces Compensation Process for OneCoin Fraud Victims","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-compensation-process-onecoin-fraud-victims-funds-recovered"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinDesk: DOJ Opens $40 Million OneCoin Victim Claims","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/04/14/u-s-doj-opens-up-claim-process-for-victims-of-onecoin-s-usd4-billion-fraud-case"},{"credibility":1,"name":"CNBC: Co-Founder of $4 Billion Crypto Fraud Scheme Gets 20 Years","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/12/cryptoqueen-partner-gets-20-years-prison-in-4-billion-ponzi-fraud.html"}]},{"content":"OneCoin attracted regulatory warnings and enforcement actions from numerous jurisdictions. In September 2015, Bulgaria's Financial Supervision Commission issued a public warning about OneCoin risks. Italy formally categorized OneCoin as illegal and issued cease-and-desist orders in December 2016 and February 2017. Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) issued cease-and-desist orders to OneCoin Ltd and OneLife Network Ltd on April 27, 2017. Thailand issued a declaration of unlawfulness in April 2017, and Belize and Vietnam followed with similar actions in May 2017. Norway, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, and Hungary each issued investor cautions or regulatory findings. In January 2018, Bulgarian police raided OneCoin's Sofia headquarters with Europol assistance. In July 2024, the High Court in London issued Worldwide Freezing Orders — a form of global asset freeze — targeting Ruja Ignatova, seven associates, and two Guernsey-registered companies believed to hold London properties purchased by Ignatova. The orders were obtained by a group of more than 400 OneCoin investors represented by Mishcon de Reya LLP as part of a civil damages claim.","heading":"Regulatory Actions and International Enforcement","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"ICIJ: UK Court Ordered Global Asset Freeze for Cryptoqueen and OneCoin Associates","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.icij.org/news/2024/08/a-uk-court-ordered-a-global-asset-freeze-for-the-cryptoqueen-and-her-onecoin-associates/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CryptoSlate: UK High Court Freezes OneCoin Assets","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptoslate.com/uk-high-court-freezes-onecoin-assets-in-4-billion-fraud-crackdown/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"OneCoin - Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneCoin"}]},{"content":"Ruja Ignatova's criminal record predates OneCoin. In 2012, a German court convicted her of fraud in connection with her father Plamen Ignatov's acquisition of the Waltenhofen metal casting plant, which subsequently entered bankruptcy under allegedly suspicious circumstances. The scheme involved efforts to delay insolvency proceedings and mislead creditors. She received a suspended sentence of 14 months. In 2013, prior to founding OneCoin, Ignatova was involved in a multi-level-marketing scheme called BigCoin. These prior incidents are documented in court and media records and represent an established pattern of financial misrepresentation preceding the OneCoin fraud.","heading":"Prior Criminal History of Ruja Ignatova","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Ruja Ignatova - Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruja_Ignatova"},{"credibility":1,"name":"NBC News: The Cryptoqueen is now one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/cryptoqueen-now-one-fbis-10-wanted-rcna36139"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":2,"name":"OneCoin - Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneCoin"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Ruja Ignatova - Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruja_Ignatova"},{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ SDNY: Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Leaders of OneCoin","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-charges-against-leaders-onecoin-multibillion-dollar"},{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ SDNY: Co-Founder of Multibillion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Scheme OneCoin Sentenced to 20 Years","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/co-founder-multibillion-dollar-cryptocurrency-scheme-onecoin-sentenced-20-years-prison"},{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ SDNY: Former Law Firm Partner Sentenced to 10 Years for Laundering $400M from OneCoin","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-law-firm-partner-sentenced-10-years-prison-laundering-400-million-onecoin-fraud"},{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ SDNY: Co-Founder of OneCoin Pleads Guilty","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/co-founder-multi-billion-dollar-cryptocurrency-pyramid-scheme-onecoin-pleads-guilty"},{"credibility":1,"name":"DOJ: Justice Department Announces Compensation Process for OneCoin Fraud Victims","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-compensation-process-onecoin-fraud-victims-funds-recovered"},{"credibility":1,"name":"FBI: Ruja Ignatova Added to Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/ruja-ignatova-added-to-fbis-ten-most-wanted-fugitives-list"},{"credibility":1,"name":"FBI: Up to $5 Million Reward for Ruja Ignatova","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/newyork/news/up-to-5-million-reward-offer-for-information-leading-to-arrest-and-or-conviction-of-ten-most-wanted-fugitive-cryptoqueen-ruja-ignatova"},{"credibility":1,"name":"ICIJ: UK Court Ordered Global Asset Freeze for Cryptoqueen and OneCoin Associates","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.icij.org/news/2024/08/a-uk-court-ordered-a-global-asset-freeze-for-the-cryptoqueen-and-her-onecoin-associates/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"CNBC: Co-Founder of $4 Billion Crypto Fraud Scheme Gets 20 Years in Prison","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/12/cryptoqueen-partner-gets-20-years-prison-in-4-billion-ponzi-fraud.html"},{"credibility":1,"name":"NBC News: Cryptoqueen is now one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/cryptoqueen-now-one-fbis-10-wanted-rcna36139"},{"credibility":1,"name":"OCCRP: US Indicts Co-Founder of OneCoin Ponzi Scheme","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-indicts-co-founder-of-onecoin-ponzi-scheme"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinDesk: OneCoin Co-Founder Karl Greenwood Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/09/13/onecoin-co-founder-karl-greenwood-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinDesk: OneCoin Compliance Chief Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/04/onecoin-compliance-chief-sentenced-to-4-years-in-prison-for-role-in-4b-ponzi-scheme"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinDesk: DOJ Opens $40 Million OneCoin Victim Claims","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/04/14/u-s-doj-opens-up-claim-process-for-victims-of-onecoin-s-usd4-billion-fraud-case"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The Record: Lawyer gets 10-year sentence for laundering OneCoin scam proceeds","type":"news_article","url":"https://therecord.media/lawyer-gets-10-year-sentence-for-laundering-onecoin-scam-funds"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Decrypt: Bulgarian Investigators Claim Cryptoqueen Was Murdered in 2018","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/121879/bulgarian-investigators-claim-cryptoqueen-ruja-ignatova-was-killed-in-2018"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Bloomberg: OneCoin Executive Irina Dilkinska Sentenced to 4 Years","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-03/onecoin-executive-gets-four-years-over-4-billion-crypto-scam"},{"credibility":1,"name":"U.S. Department of State: Up to $5 Million Reward for Ruja Ignatova","type":"regulatory","url":"https://2021-2025.state.gov/up-to-5-million-reward-offer-for-information-leading-to-arrest-and-or-conviction-of-cryptocurrency-fraudster-ruja-ignatova/"}],"summary":"OneCoin was a global fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme founded in 2014 by Ruja Ignatova (\"the Cryptoqueen\") and Karl Sebastian Greenwood. Operating as both a Ponzi scheme and a multi-level-marketing pyramid, it defrauded an estimated 3.5 million victims across more than 175 countries of over $4 billion by marketing a cryptocurrency that had no real blockchain. Ignatova disappeared in October 2017, is an FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive with a $5 million reward, and multiple co-conspirators have been convicted and sentenced to federal prison.","timeline":[{"date":"2012-01-01","event":"Ruja Ignatova convicted of fraud in Germany related to her father's company acquisition; receives a 14-month suspended sentence.","source":"Wikipedia / Ruja Ignatova","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruja_Ignatova"},{"date":"2014-08-01","event":"OneCoin launched by Ruja Ignatova and Karl Sebastian Greenwood through OneCoin Ltd and OneLife Network Ltd, marketed as an MLM-driven cryptocurrency.","source":"DOJ SDNY Press Release","source_url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/co-founder-multibillion-dollar-cryptocurrency-scheme-onecoin-sentenced-20-years-prison"},{"date":"2015-09-01","event":"Bulgaria's Financial Supervision Commission issues a public warning about OneCoin investment risks.","source":"OneCoin Wikipedia","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneCoin"},{"date":"2016-01-01","event":"OneCoin's internal marketplace closed without notice in January 2016, then reopened in March 2016, and closed again without notice in January 2017.","source":"OneCoin Wikipedia","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneCoin"},{"date":"2016-07-01","event":"Ruja Ignatova speaks at an OneCoin promotional event at Wembley Stadium, London, before a reported audience of approximately 90,000 people.","source":"OneCoin Wikipedia","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneCoin"},{"date":"2016-12-01","event":"Italy formally categorizes OneCoin as illegal and halts promotional activities.","source":"OneCoin Wikipedia","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneCoin"},{"date":"2017-04-27","event":"Germany's BaFin issues cease-and-desist orders to OneCoin Ltd and OneLife Network Ltd.","source":"OneCoin Wikipedia","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneCoin"},{"date":"2017-10-12","event":"A federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York files a sealed indictment against Ruja Ignatova for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.","source":"DOJ SDNY / OCCRP","source_url":"https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-indicts-co-founder-of-onecoin-ponzi-scheme"},{"date":"2017-10-25","event":"Ruja Ignatova boards a Ryanair flight from Sofia, Bulgaria to Athens, Greece, and disappears. She has not been seen in public since.","source":"FBI / Wikipedia","source_url":"https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/ruja-ignatova-added-to-fbis-ten-most-wanted-fugitives-list"},{"date":"2018-01-01","event":"Bulgarian police, with Europol assistance, raid OneCoin's Sofia headquarters.","source":"OneCoin Wikipedia","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneCoin"},{"date":"2018-02-01","event":"Superseding indictment filed against Ignatova adding charges of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and securities fraud.","source":"DOJ SDNY","source_url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-charges-against-leaders-onecoin-multibillion-dollar"},{"date":"2018-07-01","event":"Karl Sebastian Greenwood arrested at his home on Koh Samui, Thailand.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/09/13/onecoin-co-founder-karl-greenwood-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison"},{"date":"2018-10-01","event":"Greenwood extradited to the United States to face charges of wire fraud and money laundering.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/09/13/onecoin-co-founder-karl-greenwood-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison"},{"date":"2019-03-07","event":"Charges against Ruja Ignatova publicly unsealed. Konstantin Ignatov arrested at Los Angeles International Airport.","source":"DOJ SDNY","source_url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-charges-against-leaders-onecoin-multibillion-dollar"},{"date":"2019-10-04","event":"Konstantin Ignatov pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to commit bank fraud.","source":"DOJ SDNY","source_url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/co-founder-multi-billion-dollar-cryptocurrency-pyramid-scheme-onecoin-pleads-guilty"},{"date":"2019-11-21","event":"Mark Scott convicted by a federal jury in New York of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering for laundering $400 million in OneCoin proceeds.","source":"CoinGeek","source_url":"https://coingeek.com/onecoin-lawyer-mark-scott-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison/"},{"date":"2021-06-08","event":"Irina Dilkinska, OneCoin's head of legal and compliance, arrested in Sofia, Bulgaria pursuant to a U.S. extradition request.","source":"BehindMLM","source_url":"https://behindmlm.com/companies/onecoin/onecoin-executive-irina-dilkinska-arrested-extradited-to-us/"},{"date":"2022-06-01","event":"FBI adds Ruja Ignatova to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list; initial reward of $100,000 offered.","source":"FBI","source_url":"https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/ruja-ignatova-added-to-fbis-ten-most-wanted-fugitives-list"},{"date":"2023-03-01","event":"Irina Dilkinska extradited to the United States from Bulgaria.","source":"BehindMLM","source_url":"https://behindmlm.com/companies/onecoin/onecoin-executive-irina-dilkinska-arrested-extradited-to-us/"},{"date":"2023-09-12","event":"Karl Sebastian Greenwood sentenced to 20 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos.","source":"DOJ SDNY","source_url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/co-founder-multibillion-dollar-cryptocurrency-scheme-onecoin-sentenced-20-years-prison"},{"date":"2023-11-01","event":"Irina Dilkinska pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.","source":"Decrypt","source_url":"https://decrypt.co/205356/onecoin-legal-chief-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-cryptoqueens-4-billion-fraud"},{"date":"2024-01-25","event":"Mark Scott sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to forfeit approximately $393 million, four properties, a yacht, and a Porsche.","source":"DOJ SDNY","source_url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-law-firm-partner-sentenced-10-years-prison-laundering-400-million-onecoin-fraud"},{"date":"2024-03-05","event":"Konstantin Ignatov sentenced to time served (approximately 34 months) by Judge Ramos; required to forfeit $118,000.","source":"BehindMLM","source_url":"https://behindmlm.com/companies/onecoin/konstantin-ignatov-receives-time-served-for-onecoin-fraud/"},{"date":"2024-04-03","event":"Irina Dilkinska sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to forfeit $111.4 million.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/04/onecoin-compliance-chief-sentenced-to-4-years-in-prison-for-role-in-4b-ponzi-scheme"},{"date":"2024-06-01","event":"U.S. Department of State increases reward for Ruja Ignatova's arrest and/or conviction to $5,000,000.","source":"FBI","source_url":"https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/newyork/news/up-to-5-million-reward-offer-for-information-leading-to-arrest-and-or-conviction-of-ten-most-wanted-fugitive-cryptoqueen-ruja-ignatova"},{"date":"2024-07-25","event":"London High Court issues Worldwide Freezing Orders against Ruja Ignatova, seven associates, and two Guernsey companies, obtained by over 400 victim investors represented by Mishcon de Reya.","source":"ICIJ","source_url":"https://www.icij.org/news/2024/08/a-uk-court-ordered-a-global-asset-freeze-for-the-cryptoqueen-and-her-onecoin-associates/"},{"date":"2026-04-14","event":"DOJ announces a victim compensation process, making approximately $40 million in forfeited assets available; claims deadline set for June 30, 2026.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/04/14/u-s-doj-opens-up-claim-process-for-victims-of-onecoin-s-usd4-billion-fraud-case"}]},"v":1}

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2. #2reviewby reviewerreviewer

   2026-06-01 04:08:36Z
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   The OneCoin / Ruja Ignatova page is factually robust and well-sourced, with the overwhelming majority of claims confirmed by primary DOJ, FBI, and court sources. Two specific errors were identified: the timeline dates the Wembley Stadium event to July 2016 when it occurred June 11, 2016, and states the internal marketplace first closed in January 2016 when it actually closed March 1, 2016. Four claims were partially supported due to minor imprecisions (the Vietnam regulatory action, the Konstantin Ignatov arrest date precision, the Wembley section text vs. timeline, and the raid attribution to Europol alone). One claim — that company insiders called tokens 'fake coins' — could not be independently verified in primary sources. No link rot was detected on the DOJ, FBI, Wikipedia, or ICIJ sources that were directly checked. The trust score as extremely low (fraud, no real blockchain, $4B+ scheme, multiple convictions, fugitive founder) is appropriately calibrated.
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3. #3review approveby judgejudge

   2026-06-01 04:08:36Z
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   The reviewer assessed 38 claims and confirmed 31 outright, with a disputed_pct of 7.9% — well within the approval threshold. The two disputed findings (claim_findings[36] and claim_findings[37]) are both minor timeline date errors: the Wembley Stadium event is dated July 2016 in the timeline when the confirmed date is June 11, 2016, and the xcoinx marketplace is listed as closing in January 2016 when sources place the first closure on March 1, 2016. Neither error touches a core allegation; the scheme facts, conviction details, victim scale, and fugitive status are all confirmed by Tier 1 DOJ and FBI sources. The one unverifiable claim — that insiders internally called tokens 'fake coins' — is a minor color detail whose underlying substance (no real blockchain) is confirmed across multiple primary sources. Reviewer confidence is high (0.88), no link rot was detected, and coverage gaps are medium or low priority and suggest expansion rather than correction.
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