A Bulgarian woman extradited to the United States last year will serve four years in federal prison and forfeit more than $100 million for her role in the multibillion-dollar OneCoin cryptocurrency scheme.
Irina Dyrkinska, 42, supported the day-to-day operations of OneCoin, which sold fraudulent cryptocurrencies with the same name through the federal government’s multilevel marketing (MLM) network. the prosecutor said on wednesday. Since 2014, OneCoin has defrauded victims of at least $4 billion, according to the U.S. government.
Dilkinska, who is said to be OneCoin’s “Head of Legal and Compliance,” “laundered money for OneCoin, including arranging to transfer $110 million in fraudulently obtained OneCoin proceeds to a company in the Cayman Islands.” ”, the prosecutor said.
Dylkinska had previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy. She was ordered to forfeit $111.44 million, prosecutors said.
OneCoin co-founder Ruja Ignatova, aka “”crypto queen” and promoted the digital currency as the next Bitcoin at events around the world. She remains a fugitive; One of the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives.Germany also issued red notice for her arrest Through Interpol.
Ignatova’s operational partner, Karl Sebastian Greenwood, sentenced to 20 years in prison In September, we would like to thank you for your help in coordinating our plans. Prosecutors said at the time that OneCoin was considered “a fraud from day one.”
Earlier this year, lawyer Mark Scott was sentenced to 10 years in prison for laundering more than $400 million in OneCoin profits.
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