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Indicted in 2017 by a U.S. grand jury on charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and securities fraud, she fled law enforcement in October 2017 and remains a fugitive. She is currently an FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive with a $5 million reward for information leading to her arrest.","timeline":[{"date":"1980-05-30","event":"Ruja Ignatova born in Ruse, Bulgaria.","source":""},{"date":"1990-01-01","event":"Ignatova family emigrates to Germany following the fall of the Iron Curtain.","source":""},{"date":"2005-01-01","event":"Ignatova completes PhD in private international law at the University of Konstanz; also holds an Oxford Master's degree in European and Comparative Law.","source":""},{"date":"2012-01-01","event":"Convicted of fraud in Germany in connection with a company acquisition involving her father; receives a 14-month suspended sentence.","source":""},{"date":"2014-01-01","event":"Co-founds OneCoin Ltd. in Sofia, Bulgaria, alongside Karl Sebastian Greenwood, launching the global MLM-based fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.","source":""},{"date":"2016-06-11","event":"Hosts a large promotional event for OneCoin investors at Wembley Arena, London, presenting herself as 'Dr. Ruja' and marketing OneCoin as the 'Bitcoin killer.'","source":""},{"date":"2017-10-12","event":"Grand jury in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, indicts Ignatova on charges of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.","source":""},{"date":"2017-10-25","event":"Ignatova boards a Ryanair flight from Sofia to Athens, Greece, and disappears; she has not been seen publicly since. She was scheduled to address investors in Lisbon on this date.","source":""},{"date":"2018-02-01","event":"Superseding indictment filed in SDNY adds charges of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and securities fraud.","source":""},{"date":"2018-07-01","event":"Karl Sebastian Greenwood arrested in Thailand.","source":""},{"date":"2019-03-01","event":"Konstantin Ignatov, Ruja's brother and OneCoin's de facto CEO after her disappearance, arrested at Los Angeles International Airport.","source":""},{"date":"2019-11-12","event":"Konstantin Ignatov's guilty plea to fraud and money laundering charges made public; he faces up to 90 years in prison but cooperated with authorities.","source":""},{"date":"2019-11-25","event":"Attorney Mark Scott convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to commit bank fraud for laundering over $400 million in OneCoin proceeds.","source":""},{"date":"2022-06-01","event":"FBI adds Ruja Ignatova to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list; initial reward of $250,000 offered.","source":""},{"date":"2022-12-01","event":"Karl Sebastian Greenwood pleads guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to launder money.","source":""},{"date":"2023-04-01","event":"Mark Scott sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to forfeit approximately $393 million.","source":""},{"date":"2023-09-13","event":"Karl Sebastian Greenwood sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $300 million by U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos.","source":""},{"date":"2024-06-01","event":"FBI reward for information leading to Ignatova's arrest increased from $250,000 to $5,000,000. U.S. Department of State also lists reward under Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program.","source":""},{"date":"2025-11-01","event":"Prosecutors trace alleged Ignatova assets to two London luxury properties valued at approximately £11.4 million, sold via shell companies in Guernsey.","source":""},{"date":"2026-04-14","event":"U.S. Department of Justice opens formal $40 million victim compensation claims process, administered by Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, with a June 30, 2026 deadline.","source":""}]},"v":1}Verify offline (run on your own machine)python -m src.verify_decision ebc5b4ea-f909-4b8c-866f-593df7880322
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