UK OneCoin money launderers fight extradition to US
Two OneCoin money launderers in the UK are fighting extradition to the US. Christopher John Hamilton and Robert McDonald are adamant if they have a case to answer to then it should be in the UK.
Two OneCoin money launderers in the UK are fighting extradition to the US. Christopher John Hamilton and Robert McDonald are adamant if they have a case to answer to then it should be in the UK.
Last week OneCoin revealed they would be accepting tether through CoinPayments. Two days later the payment processor announced it had dumped the Ponzi scheme.
Sebastian Greenwood and the DOJ have reached an agreement on his OneCoin trial scheduling. As per a letter motion filed on June 21st, a May 2023 trial date was requested.
Frank Schneider is believed to have been indicted in the US on, among other things, money laundering charges. Currently awaiting a decision on his extradition to the US, Schneider also just admitted to money laundering for OneCoin.
German authorities are finally investigating OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova’s husband, Bjorn Strehl. Despite being tied to OneCoin’s fraudulent activities, Streh, till now, has managed to remain in the shadows.
Two presiding Judges in Frank Rickett’s German OneCoin trial have come down with illness. As a result proceedings have been suspended till August.
Two unnamed fugitives are holding up OneCoin criminal proceedings in Italy. A June deadline has been set, after which proceedings against the two fugitives will be separated from the main case.
OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova has been added to Interpol’s red notice wanted list. Ignatova is wanted by Germany, who seek to hold her responsible for “jointly committed especially serious case of fraud (and) money laundering”.
Bulgarian authorities have taken the extraordinary step of disowning OneCoin Ponzi founder Ruja Ignatova. Ignatova, who was born in Bulgaria, held dual Bulgarian-German citizenship. In an April 18th press-release, Bulgaria’s Ministry of the Interior declared Ignatova has been “released from Bulgarian citizenship.”
The DOJ has filed for permission to notify OneCoin victims of upcoming criminal proceedings.