<p>Documents seen by the
Bureau for Investigative Reporting and Data (BIRD) contain an agent report that
alleges that Ruja Ignatova ‘CryptoQueen,’ one of two Co-Founders of OneCoin,
the multi-billion-dollar cryptocurrency pyramid scheme, was killed on a yacht in
Greece in November 2018. Ignatova’s body was allegedly dismembered and tossed
into the Ionian Sea.</p><p>According to <a href=”https://bird.bg/ruja-ignatova-taki/” target=”_blank” rel=”follow”>the report</a>, the said murder was allegedly
executed on behalf of <a href=”https://bird.bg/mukesh-chepishev-taki-varbanov-gerb-terrorism/”>Christoforos ‘Taki’ Amanatidis</a>, an infamous drug
lord. Georgi Georgiev Vasilev, a Bulgarian national and a brother-in-law of
Amanatidis, allegedly revealed this during a state of intoxication.</p><p>BIRD said the
documents containing the allegations are parts of materials retrieved at the
home of a former top Bulgarian cop, Lyubomir Ivanov, who was murdered in March
last year. The investigative journalism organisation also linked the agent
reports to disciplinary cases of Bulgaria’s Ministry of Interior.</p><blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Last year a former chief cop was murdered in Sofia. Documents found in his home states that the fugitive <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/OneCoin?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#OneCoin</a> founder Ruja <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ignatova?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Ignatova</a> was murdered on a yacht in Greece in Nov 2018. Her body was dismembered and thrown in the Ionian sea. <a href=”https://t.co/6fPgQePFlk”>https://t.co/6fPgQePFlk</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/FBI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@FBI</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/OCCRP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@OCCRP</a></p>— birdbg (@birdbg2) <a href=”https://twitter.com/birdbg2/status/1626522464393080832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>February 17, 2023</a></blockquote><p>“The Prosecutor’s
Office knows about the documents, but does not consider the documents within
the meaning of the Criminal Procedure Code and so far does not investigate
either the data on the murder of Ruzha Ignatova…,” BIRD explained in part in its <a href=”https://bird.bg/ruja-ignatova-taki/” target=”_blank” rel=”follow”>investigative report</a>, as translated by Google.</p><p>Commenting on the
revelation translated from Bulgarian, Crypto Xpose, a Twitter account focused on shedding light on OneCoin,
noted that while the alleged murder is “possible, there’s no real proof” that the murder happened.</p><blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>I wouldn’t take this information as granted that Ruja was killed in November 2018. It’s of course possible, but there’s no real proof of that. The FBI doesn’t usually put dead people on the 10 most wanted list. Also, Bulgaria is Bulgaria…<a href=”https://t.co/5rgqZweGY5″>https://t.co/5rgqZweGY5</a></p>— Crypto Xpose (@CryptoXpose) <a href=”https://twitter.com/CryptoXpose/status/1626783771994251264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>February 18, 2023</a></blockquote><p>Ignatova Mentioned in
London Property Purchase</p><p>The new details
emerge at the same time reports say Ignatova, who has been <a href=”https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/finnish-authorities-take-aim-onecoin-re-launching-investigation/” target=”_blank” rel=”follow”>on the run since 2017</a>, has <a href=”https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/onecoin-founder-ruja-ignatova-is-back-after-5-years-in-hiding/” target=”_blank” rel=”follow”>resurfaced as the beneficial owner</a> of a real estate
property purchased in Kensington in London. Ignatova is reportedly the owner of
a shell company which purchased the property and
listed her as a beneficial owner, in accordance with UK rules. However, a BBC
report <a href=”https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-64407723″ target=”_blank” rel=”follow”>traced the development</a> to prosecutors in the German city of Bielefeld.</p><p>The property was put
up for sale by property retailer Knight Frank, initially priced at £12.5
million ($15.5 million) but later reduced to £11 million ($13.24 million).
However, following media reports of Ignatova’s connection to the house, the
property was delisted.</p><p>A Multi-Billion
Dollar Crypto Scam</p><p>Ignatova alongside
Sebastian Greenwood launched OneCoin cryptocurrency in 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The coin was promoted as a future ‘Bitcoin killer’ and marketed through global
multi-level marketing. As a result, the project was able to garner subscribers
from over 175 countries.</p><p>US court documents
show that the pyramid scheme boasted as high as three million users during its
peak, generating a revenue of about $4 billion between 2014 and 2016. However, prosecutors are trying to get justice for the victims. In May
last year, <a href=”https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/onecoin-founder-ruja-ignatova-named-among-europes-most-wanted/” target=”_blank” rel=”follow”>Europol added Ignatova</a> to the list of Europe’s most wanted fugitives.</p><p>Furthermore, Ignatova’s Co-Founder, Greenwood, was arrested in July 2018 in Thailand where he
was extradited to the United States. He faces up to 20 years in prison when he
is <a href=”https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/onecoin-co-founder-karl-greenwood-pleads-guilty-to-wire-fraud/” target=”_blank” rel=”follow”>sentenced in April this year</a>.</p>
This article was written by Solomon Oladipupo at www.financemagnates.com.
