OneCoin’s Cryptoqueen Associates Face German Fraud Trial

  • Accused allegedly helped OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova
  • German trial looks at part of multibillion-dollar pyramid scam
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Some of the first people in Europe to face criminal allegations over their role in a multibillion-dollar international fraud run by founder of cryptocurrency OneCoin appeared in a German court on Tuesday.

Three people, including a Munich lawyer who worked for cryptoqueen Ruja Ignatova, are accused of money laundering, fraud and banking crime allegations in one of the industries mist infamous scams. The attorney allegedly transferred €20 million ($19.7 million) for Ignatova to buy two London apartments for €75 million euros to the Cayman Islands. Ignatova is on the run and wanted bu authorities in the US and Europe.