US Department of Justice: Bulgarian Woman Faces Charges in Multi-Billion-Dollar "OneCoin" Crypto Scam
A Bulgarian woman has been extradited to the United States for her involvement in the notorious crypto scheme OneCoin.
In a Tuesday press release, the US Department of Justice said it has filed charges against Irina Dilkinska, a Bulgarian woman involved in the OneCoin crypto Ponzi scheme. She was extradited to the US on March 20 and will soon appear before a U.S. magistrate judge.
Dilkinska has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, each of which carries a maximum potential sentence of 20 years in prison.
Dilkinska was OneCoin's "supposed head of legal and compliance for the OneCoin cryptocurrency pyramid scheme," U.S. Attorney Damien Williams said in the announcement.
The newly-unsealed charges against Dilkinska allege that she helped to create shell companies in order to launder as much as $400 million in proceeds. She also allegedly managed property belonging to the infamous “crypto queen” Ruja Ignatova.
"Dilkinska helped perpetuate a wide-ranging scheme with millions of victims and billions of dollars in losses, and she will now face justice for her alleged crimes," Williams noted.
Furthermore, after she learned about the arrest of Mark Scott, the lawyer accused of having laundered millions of dollars for the OneCoin scam, she destroyed incriminating documents and sent another co-conspirator incriminating messages.
"As the actions announced today should demonstrate, the FBI will continue its determination to bring alleged fraudsters like Dilkinska to justice.”
Set up by Bulgaria-based offshore businesses OneCoin Ltd and OneLife Network Ltd which were registered in Dubai and Belize, investors in the OneCoin scam were promised guaranteed returns
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