Ruja Ignatova, accused of defrauding investors of more than $ 4 billion, has been added to the federal bureau’s list of the 10 most wanted fugitives, law enforcement announced on Thursday. The 42-year-old enters a list of wanted suspects that includes alleged murderers and accused drug cartel leaders. She is only the 11th woman to ever be on the list of the top 10 in her 72-year history. Ignatova, nicknamed “Cryptoqueen”, has been on the run since 2017. She and her co-founder founded OneCoin, a Bulgarian-based company that traded alleged cryptocurrencies that authorities said were fraudulent. The FBI says millions of investors around the world have been tricked into giving it money since OneCoin launched in 2014. Ignatova is now the 11th woman on the FBI.FBI / AFP list of most wanted fugitives via Getty Images Federal authorities are offering a reward of up to $ 100,000 for information leading to her arrest. They said he may be traveling with armed guards. “There are so many victims around the world who have been financially devastated by this,” said Special Agent Ronald Shimko, who is investigating the case outside the FBI office in New York. “We want to bring her to justice.” Federalists believe Ignatova may have been informed that she was under federal and international investigation shortly before she was first indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in October 2017. She traveled from Bulgaria to Athens, Greece on October 25. , 2017 and since then I have not appeared. He speaks English, German and Bulgarian and can use a fake passport. She has brown eyes and dark hair, although researchers warn that she may have changed her appearance. Ignatova faces charges of conspiracy to commit remittance fraud, remittance fraud, money laundering conspiracy, securities fraud and securities fraud. Shimko said Ignatova, who lived richly, targeted people who may not have fully understood the intricacies of cryptocurrencies but were fooled by her impressive resume and OneCoin marketing. Michael Driscoll, FBI Assistant Director in New York, announces Ignatova as an addition to the FBI fugitive list.REUTERS “This network was created to make and power the development of OneCoin,” he said at an event in London in 2016 announced by the FBI. “Which I firmly believe will be the number one cryptocurrency in the world.” “OneCoin is easy to use, OneCoin is for everyone,” he said.
