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Even in the murky world of crypto, where hucksters can legally sell questionable assets, there are people foolish enough to commit black-and-white crimes. On Monday, another alleged criminal of that nature was extradited from Bulgaria to the United States, where she faces decades of possible prison time.
The suspect: Irina Dilkinska, former head of legal and compliance at OneCoin, a supposed cryptocurrency company that actually bilked customers out of more than $4 billion in a “fraudulent pyramid scheme,” prosecutors allege.
In a press release announcing the charges, Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said that Dilkinska “accomplished the exact opposite of her job title and allegedly enabled OneCoin to launder millions of dollars of illegal proceeds through shell companies.”