Irina Dilkinska, the former “Head of Legal and Compliance” of OneCoin, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges. This plea marks a crucial step in the ongoing investigation into the multi-billion dollar pyramid scheme that defrauded investors worldwide.
OneCoin, established in 2014 by Ruja Ignatova and Karl Sebastian Greenwood, was a company based in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was marketed as a revolutionary cryptocurrency but was, in reality, a fraudulent pyramid scheme operated through a global multi-level-marketing (MLM) network. Despite being revealed as a scam in 2015, OneCoin managed to generate significant revenues, amounting to over €4 billion between 2014 and 2016.
Dilkinska, the 42-year-old Bulgarian national, served as OneCoin’s head of legal and compliance. Contrary to her role, she facilitated the laundering of millions of dollars of illicit profits garnered by OneCoin. Among her notable activities was…
