Mark Scott alleges deeper Konstantin lies, wants to delay case
OneCoin money launderer Mark Scott is alleging Konstantin Ignatov’s perjury is “far more extensive” than he admitted.
As a result, Scott wants to delay proceedings related to his new trial motion.
At the center of Scott’s retrial motion is Konstantin Ignatov lying about throwing away a laptop.
Now, through his attorney, Scott alleges he’s
received credible information that Konstantin’s perjury was far more extensive than he has admitted, and included false testimony that Irina Dilkinska attended a three-way meeting with Ruja Ignatova and Mark Scott on July 20, 2016 at OneCoin offices in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The DOJ exhibited this meeting as evidence “Scott was an insider who participated in (OneCoin) criminal conspiracies”.
As of yet the DOJ hasn’t shown any indication it is aware of deeper perjury by Ignatov.
Scott (right) was convicted of money laundering for OneCoin in late 2019. Originally scheduled to be sentenced in February 2020, Scott has been delaying proceedings on medical grounds.
He’s now latched onto Kostantin’s perjury, evidently hoping for leverage to further delay proceedings.
In his letter motion Scott requests an extension till October 15th to reply to the DOJ’s response to his retrial motion.
The DOJ hasn’t opposed the request.
Whether there’s any merit to Scott’s claims Konstantin further perjured himself remains to be seen. Ditto any impact with respect to Scott getting a new trial.
Update 19th September 2023 – Mark Scott’s motion for a retrial has been denied.
Konstantin was released after he violated his cooperation agreement. At this point he violated it at least 4 times after he signed his plea. (Ozedit: snip, see below)
Um, no.
The phone thing has nothing to do with Ignatov’s cooperation agreement. Federal inmates are not allowed to have cell phones, period.
Konstantin was first released in March 2020. He hadn’t violated anything other than federal law at that point.
He was released again in March 2021. Again at that point neither the prosecution nor defense were aware of his perjury.
What kind of dumbass goes on trial for what can effectively be their life and then perjures themself when what they are saying can be checked and depends on other people lying when they don’t have to?
My theory is a dumbass worried about what might happen to his parents and/or girlfriend and child.
That particular dumbass looks like they are in over their head.
Every time someone says “No Detective (or Agent), that’s not how it happened. I was actually not there and can prove it/this is what actually happened and multiple Mr X or Ms Y will testify to that effect/the record seized by the DoJ says the opposite…”, etc, the hole just gets deeper and deeper.
I hope the money was worth it for the brief three or four years when they could use it and had their freedom
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.482287/gov.uscourts.nysd.482287.422.0.pdf
10.1 GB doesn’t sound like a cellphone. It sounds likes a smartphone or more. Was he directing this ongoing from the MCC?
10.1GB is definitely not just text.
This went on at the MCC as far as we know. Konstantin communicating with persons unknown at this stage.
Expect action on the 15th. This was filed on Friday by Scott’s legal team:
Dear Judge Ramos:
We write on behalf of our client, Mark Scott, with respect to the scheduling of the defendant’s Reply Brief in connection with his Supplemental Rule 33 Motion, which seeks a new trial based on perjury by cooperating witness Konstantin Ignatov (“Konstantin”).
As we previously advised, we had been discussing issues relating to that motion with the Government and reviewing disclosures made by the Government.
That process has now been completed, and, with the consent of the Government, we will submit our Reply Memorandum on December 15, 2021, if that date is agreeable to the Court.
Scott has filed a 36 page Motion For A New Trial. It reveals couple of interesting things, for example that Irina Dilkinska is still around.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.482287/gov.uscourts.nysd.482287.433.0.pdf
I had a late start today. Actually going through this now. Article up soon.
Oz, are you still working on the article you announced over 6 months ago?
On Scott’s motion for a retrial?
That was published on December 16th as discussed above. Search bar is on the top right.
Thanks.