OneCoin Executive Receives Four-Year Prison Sentence for Involvement in $4 Billion Crypto Scam
By
Giovanni Rossi
1 min read
the former head of legal and compliance for the fraudulent cryptocurrency OneCoin, Irina Dilkinska, has been sentenced to four years in prison for her involvement in laundering hundreds of millions of dollars from the scam. She pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money-laundering conspiracy charges. Despite her plea to avoid prison and return home to Bulgaria to care for her two small children, the request was declined by US District Judge Edgardo Ramos.
Key Takeaways:
- Irina Dilkinska, the former head of legal and compliance for OneCoin, has been sentenced to four years in prison for her involvement in laundering proceeds from the scam.
- She pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money-laundering conspiracy charges.
- Her plea to avoid prison and return home to Bulgaria was declined by US District Judge Edgardo Ramos.
Do You Know?
- OneCoin is a fraudulent cryptocurrency involved in a large-scale scam.
- The scam involved laundering hundreds of millions of dollars.