A secretly recorded conversation between Ruja Ignatova and Gilberto Armenta, her boyfriend, underscores links between OneCoin and organized crime. As part of his testimony earlier this month, Konstantin Ignatov (right) identified Gilberto Armenta as...
Courtesy of Matthew Russell Lee from the Inner City Press, details of Konstantin Ignatov’s guilty plea have been made public. That Ignatov was cooperating with the DOJ was revealed during the early days of...
The DOJ has filed a letter requesting several communications be admitted as evidence, on the grounds they prove Mark Scott knew OneCoin was fraudulent. The communications in question are correspondence between Scott and “bank...
Mark Scott’s OneCoin trial is taking place over the next few weeks. The highlight of proceedings so far has been Ruja Ignatova’s brother, Konstantin Ignatov, trotted out as a cooperating witness. Ignatov’s testimony, yesterday...
Konstantin Ignatov has appeared as a witness for the DOJ. Examination by prosecutors spanned questions about his involvement in OneCoin, working under his sister, Ruja Ignatova, and Mark Scott’s visit to the Sofia head...
The DOJ has hit back at Mark Scott’s motions in limine, labeling them a transparent attempt to whitewash the trial of the defendant’s criminal conduct and curtail significantly the Government’s ability to introduce relevant...
Mark Scott’s attorney has put forward the extraordinary argument that lying to banks isn’t bank fraud. The claim was made in an October 23rd letter to the court, regarding the DOJ’s request to charge...
Both Mark Scott and DOJ have filed their respective motions in limine, in preparation for Scott’s November 4th trial date. Perusal of the motions suggests Scott’s defense will rely heavily on suppression and straw...
One of the objections Mark Scott raised against the DOJ providing witness testimony via CCTV was the timing. Mr. Scott and his counsel cannot take a multiday trip to Ireland (which Mr. Scott too...
A top Vietnamese OneCoin promoter has been arrested attempting to leave Thailand. Thailand’s Immigration Buraeu intercepted Mr. Ngoc as he attempted to leave the country. Ngoc was on an international criminal blacklist and, after...
