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  1. October 24, 2023

    Accused OneCoin Conspirator Nearing Plea Deal

    A Bulgarian woman who was accused by prosecutors of helping to manage the proceeds of the $4 billion OneCoin cryptocurrency fraud is nearing a plea deal, according to her attorney.

  2. September 18, 2023

    Ex-BigLaw Atty Loses Bid For New Crypto Laundering Trial

    A New York federal judge has refused to grant a new trial to a former Locke Lord LLP partner convicted in 2019 of laundering over $400 million tied to the global OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, finding a key witness's perjury — and prosecutors' awareness of the perjury — likely had no impact on the jury's verdict.

  3. September 12, 2023

    OneCoin Co-Founder Gets 20 Years For $4B Crypto Fraud

    The former right-hand man to fugitive "CryptoQueen" Ruja Ignatova was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for his role atop the $4 billion OneCoin cryptocurrency scheme that defrauded millions of investors around the world.

  4. September 06, 2023

    Feds Want 30-Year Sentence For OneCoin Co-Founder

    An accomplice to the mastermind behind the $4 billion OneCoin cryptocurrency fraud should be sentenced to at least 30 years in prison for crimes that were "extraordinary and involved nearly unprecedented dimensions," prosecutors have told a New York federal judge.

  5. August 30, 2023

    Former OneCoin Exec Wants Time Served For $4B Fraud

    An accomplice to the mastermind of the global OneCoin cryptocurrency scheme asked to be immediately deported to Sweden or given home detention in that country for his role in the scheme, saying he'd already endured a harsh five-year period in prison since his 2018 arrest.

  6. July 20, 2023

    New Atty, But No 'Mega Lawyers,' For Jailed OneCoin Figure

    A woman who allegedly texted that she would need "mega lawyers" to defend herself against charges that she helped fugitive "CryptoQueen" Ruja Ignatova launder $400 million from the global OneCoin scam got new court-appointed counsel Thursday after a "breakdown" with her attorney.

  7. April 11, 2023

    OneCoin Exec Can Be Sentenced On $4B Loss, Judge Finds

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday declined to limit his consideration of worldwide losses from the alleged $4 billion OneCoin cryptocurrency scam as part of the sentencing process for the former right-hand man to "CryptoQueen" Ruja Ignatova, rejecting claims that only U.S. losses should apply.

  8. March 21, 2023

    OneCoin Legal Chief Extradited In $4B Fraud Prosecution

    The head of legal and compliance for fraudulent cryptocurrency OneCoin has been extradited from Bulgaria to face charges in Manhattan federal court that she helped launder criminal proceeds for fugitive "CryptoQueen" Ruja Ignatova as part of a $4 billion scheme.

  9. December 16, 2022

    Right-Hand Man To 'CryptoQueen' Cops To Role In $4B Fraud

    A marketing expert who worked next to "CryptoQueen" Ruja Ignatova, the fugitive head of the $4 billion global OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, copped to fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges Friday in Manhattan federal court.

  10. June 30, 2022

    Feds Ask For Help Catching Fugitive 'CryptoQueen' Ignatova

    Top federal law enforcement authorities in New York asked Thursday for the public's help in finding "CryptoQueen" Ruja Ignatova, the fugitive head of the $4 billion global OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, dispelling rumors that the famed fugitive may be dead.

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