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December 9, 2022

Urgent Merchant Warning Against High-Risk Payment Processor Prism Pay! Connection To OneCoin!

In early December 2022, we published a whistleblower request regarding ES SOLO HOLDINGS LTD, controlled by Georgian Saba Pogosov. On LinkedIn, the Charge.Money payment gateway operator Ben Evans warned his network that high-risk payment processor Prism Pay, connected to ES SOLO HOLDINGS, would have stolen millions from merchants. Prism Pay seems to be part of a scheme run by Gilbert "Gil" Armenta, who has been charged in the U.S. for money laundering in the OneCoin scheme.

August 31, 2022

Alleged UK OneCoin Money-Launderer Will Be Extradited To The United States

The alleged UK OneCoin money launderer Christopher Hamilton will be extradited from the UK to the US. District Judge Nicolas Rimmer rejected Hamilton’s request to hold off extradition to the U.S., where he is accused along with Robert McDonald of laundering $105 million for the $4 billion OneCoin crypto fraud scheme operated by the fugitive Bulgarian CryptoQueen Ruja Ignatova. Judge Rimmer noted that UK Police terminated their OneCoin investigation, and “there appears to be no indication, still less certainty, of a prosecution here in the U.K.”

August 8, 2022

UK FCA Approved E-Money Institution Viola Whilst OneCoin Investigations Against Its Founder!

On 21 December 2021, following an FCA application, a UK Court made a special administration order to the FCA-regulated e-Money Institution (EMI) Viola Money (Europe) Limited, established by Christopher Hamilton via the Maltese Viola Group Holdings Limited. Law enforcement investigators see Hamilton as one of the key people in the OneCoin crypto fraud scheme, who allegedly laundered more than $100 million for crypto queen Ruja Ignatova. The U.S. has requested his extradition.

May 11, 2022

Most Wanted Person – Europols chasing former OneCoin Crypto Queen Ruja Ignatova!

U.S. prosecutors indicted Bulgarian Crypto Queen Ruja Ignatova, her brother Konstantin Ignatov, and the lawyer Mark S. Scott accusing them of fraud in connection with the $4 billion pyramid scheme OneCoin. While Konstantin Ignatov and Mark S. Scott have been convicted, Ruja still remains at large. The sentencing control date for Konstantin Ignatov has been scheduled for May 12, 2022. His Ruja Ignatova sister has made it on Europol's most wanted list. A reward of up to 5.000 € is offered for any crucial information leading to an arrest of the perpetrator.

November 28, 2020

Chinese law enforcement seized $4.2 billion in PlusToken Ponzi scheme

According to The Block, crypto assets worth more than $4.2 billion at today’s prices have been seized in Chinese law enforcement actions in the PlusToken Ponzi scheme. The seized cryptos will be forfeited to the national treasury. The scammers allegedly cheated more than 2 million people out of more than $7.6 billion. So far, 16 people have been convicted and received prison-terms between two to 11 years as well as fines between $100,000 to $1 million.

January 16, 2020

Michael Gastauer and Black Banx – The fictional story about a would-be Mogul and FinTech Guru

The German investor, philanthropist and FinTech entrepreneur Michael Gastauer is certainly not a humble person. On the contrary! He is a man of superlatives in every respect. As was the famous (fictitious) Baron Münchhausen also known as the German "Baron of lies". We are not claiming now that Gastauer would definitely be a "lie baron" but there are indications that could lead to this conclusion. Here his story.

January 15, 2020

The Dark German OneCoin Empire and how Ruja Ignatova allegedly got her new Ukrainian Identity

The history of the crypto-MLM OneCoin scam definitely has all the ingredients to make a Hollywood blockbuster out of it in the near future. Based on the model of "The Wolf of Wall Street" released in 2013 with Leonardo DiCaprio in the role of the 1999 convicted US stock exchange fraudster Jordan Belfort, the OneCoin movie adaptation could fill cinemas worldwide. Surely the hundreds of thousands of aggrieved OneCoin members would buy a movie ticket. This report provides additional information and rumours around OneCoin and its Cryptoqueen.

November 22, 2019

Rise and Fall of a scam lawyer – Convicted OneCoin lawyer Mark S. Scott and the money laundering and bank fraud scheme

Mark S. Scott who was employed between June 2015 and September 2016 as an equity partner at the big US law firm Locke Lord LLP...

November 22, 2019

OneCoin US-Lawyer Mark Scott found guilty of money laundering and bank fraud

The Florida-based US lawyer Mark S. Scott, 51, has been found guilty for his role in the OneCoin crypto scam, which raised more than $4 billion from investors convinced they were buying into a new digital currency. The New York jury found that Mark S. Scott helped to perpetrate the crypto scheme, routing approximately $400m out of the US while working to conceal the true ownership and source of the funds.

November 18, 2019

OneCoin Trial – The Shakespearean drama around a cryptoqueen, betrayal, fraud, money laundering, and greed

The investigations of the U.S. authorities around the indictment in the Bulgarian Crypto-Scam OneCoin develops into a Shakespeare drama around the cryptoqueen Ruja Ignatova, her..

July 10, 2019

OneCoin Class Action Complaint – Revolution in the Bulgarian Pyramide Scheme

U.S. prosecutors have indicted Konstantin Ignatov and his sister Ruja Ignatova and accused them of fraud in connection with the pyramid scheme OneCoin. While Konstantin..

June 30, 2019

OneCoin crypto fraud case – Konstantin Ignatov has his bond application denied

According to FinanceFeeds, the OneCoin principal Konstantin Ignatov, who stands accused of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, has had his bond application denied by Judge..

Circle Joins U.S.-Led Initiative to Combat Illicit Finance in Virtual Assets!

Erik Rosenblatt, a senior leader at US stablecoin issuer Circle, will represent the company on the Illicit Virtual Asset Network (IVAN) board. Prior to joining Circle, Rosenblatt spent over two decades as a special agent with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. As part of IVAN, Circle will have a voting role in determining the network's priorities and membership.

Evil Corp: A Comprehensive Report on Russia’s Family-Driven Cybercriminal Organization!

The U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Treasury have taken significant action against Evil Corp, a Russia-based cybercriminal group responsible for developing and distributing malware that has stolen over $100 million from banks and financial institutions across 40 countries. Evil Corp appears to operate as a family enterprise, with multiple family members involved.

Good News For Crypto: SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir S. Grewal Steps Down After Impactful Tenure!

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to experience a significant leadership change as Enforcement Director Gurbir S. Grewal announces his departure. Grewal oversaw a period of heightened regulatory activity specifically targeting the crypto sector. Under his leadership, the SEC Filed high-profile lawsuits against major cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance and Coinbase.

U.S. DOJ Indicted Russian Hacker and Evil Corp Member Aleksandr Viktorovich Ryzhenkov!

The U.S. DOJ unsealed an indictment charging Russian national Aleksandr Viktorovich Ryzhenkov with using the BitPaymer ransomware variant to attack numerous victims in Texas and throughout the U.S. and hold their sensitive data for ransom. According to the indictment, beginning in at least June 2017, Ryzhenkov allegedly gained unauthorized access to the information stored on victims’ computer networks.

Starling Bank Slammed with £29M Fine for ‘Shockingly Lax’ AML Controls, Exposing UK Financial System to Criminals!

The UK neobank Starling Bank has been fined £29 million by the UK FCA for opening accounts for high-risk customers and failing to screen against full sanctions lists. Its rapid expansion outpaced its compliance measures, leaving significant gaps in its AML framework. Starling grew from approximately 43,000 customers in 2017 to 3.6 million in 2023. However, measures to tackle financial crime did not keep pace with its growth.