OneCoin lawyer Mark Scott sentenced to 10 years in prison
Lawyer Mark Scott is sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was convicted on two felony counts related to bank fraud and money laundering through the OneCoin digital asset scheme.
Lawyer Mark Scott is sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was convicted on two felony counts related to bank fraud and money laundering through the OneCoin digital asset scheme.
Irina Dilkinska from Bulgaria pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering for OneCoin.
Karl Greenwood was Cryptoqueen Ruja Ignatova’s right-hand man and the chief promoter of the $4 billion scam, and he’s alleged to have personally made $300 million.
Once the listing went up for the London penthouse, speculation was rife that Ignatova is back after five years; however, it had nothing to do with her or U.K. authorities.
If tried in his home country of Luxembourg, Frank Schneider will face up to five years in prison, but extradition to the U.S. could see him face 40 years in prison.
The three are the first to stand trial in Europe over the $4 billion digital asset pyramid scheme, as reports claim Ruja was tipped off before she vanished.
Christopher Hamilton attempted to delay the extradition to the United States, claiming that his crimes happened mostly in Britain—but the judge was having none of it.
Mark Scott, the lawyer accused of having laundered hundreds of millions of dollars for the OneCoin scam, will be sentenced in July for medical reasons.
Despite a global crackdown on the OneCoin scam, the company is still alive and luring investors. It’s scheduled to hold a conference in Japan on Feb 22.