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What is known about the "Crypto Queen" on the run, how was she able to steal billions of dollars worldwide?

2022-07-13 09:17:37Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
What is known about the "Crypto Queen" on the run, how was she able to
Ruja Ignatova

Finally, Ruja Ignatova was included in the list of the 10 most important persons wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the USA. A reward of 100,000 dollars has been set for her finding.

The "Queen of Crypto" is accused of defrauding gullible investors around the world of billions of dollars. According to the FBI, “she is wanted for participating in a widespread counterfeit cryptocurrency fraud scheme.

Last month, the 42-year-old was also included in the list of most wanted persons by Europol, the European law enforcement agency. But her name is no longer on this list and it is not yet clear why and when her name was deleted.

Who is Ruja Ignatova?

A German citizen living in Bulgaria, Ignatova first launched OneCoin in 2014, ostensibly with the aim of replacing bitcoin as the world's leading virtual currency. This company operated across the globe and at the end of 2016 claimed to have more than 3 million members.

But unlike bitcoin and other digital currencies, OneCoin was not backed by any public, secure and decentralized technology network.

According to the FBI, the Bulgarian company "OneCoin Ltd" claimed to own a private network of its own. Its fake cryptocurrency had no real value and could not be used to buy anything. American authorities consider it one of the largest pyramid schemes in history and have concluded that Ignatova was the "mastermind" of this entire fraud scheme.

American investigations proved that this scheme operated as a Ponzi scheme and as a multi-level marketing network, where early investors are encouraged to recruit others and are then paid from the invoices of later investors.

What is known about its location?

Ignatova nuk u pa më në qarkullim, pasi në vitin 2017 ajo dyshoi se FBI kishte nisur hetimet ndaj “OneCoin”. “Hetuesit kanë bindjen se Ignatova u zpraps kur kuptoi se ishte nën mbikqyrjen amerikane dhe të autoriteteve të tjera ndërkombëtare ligjzbatuese” – tha FBI. “Ajo udhëtoi nga Sofja e Bullgarisë në drejtim të Athinës në Greqi, me datë 25 tetor 2017. Që atëherë, nuk dihet më asgjë për të”.

Në vitin 2019, Shtetet e Bashkuara e vunë nën akuzë për mashtrim kompjuterik, pastrim parash dhe mashtrim përmes letrave me vlerë. Ky subjekt bëri që BBC të prodhonte një podcast të suksesshëm me titullin: “Mbretëresha e arratisur e kriptos”.

DW SHIFT Vorschaubild| Bitcoin IllustrationSkemë mashtrimi e Ignatovas, e cila nxorri për herë të parë në treg kompaninë “OneCoin”, në vitin 2014, gjoja me synimin për të zëvendësuar bitcoin si monedhën kryesore virtuale në botë.

Kush tjetër është i përfshirë në skemë?

Shumë nga bashkëpunëtorët më të ngushtë të Ignatovas, përfshirë bashkëthemeluesin e “OneCoin”, Sebastian Greenwood, kanë rënë në pranga. Greenwood u kap në Tajlandë në vitin 2018 dhe më pas u ekstradua në SHBA, ku është ende në pritje të nisjes së procesit gjyqësor. Vëllai më i vogël i Igantovas, Konstantin Ignatov, u arrestua në mars të vitit 2019 në Los Anxhelos, si bashkëpunëtor në mashtrim. Ai u deklarua fajtor për mashtrim dhe pastrim parash.

Mark Scott, the company's former lawyer, was convicted in November 2019 as part of this criminal group. He was accused of laundering money worth $400 million, using a network of offshore companies and bank accounts, as well as investment funds. David Pike, another defendant, was found guilty only of bank fraud. In March of this year, he was sentenced to two years of probation./ DW

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