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‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova, mastermind of the OneCoin scam, was still investing in Dubai while under indictment
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June 4, 2024June 4, 2024Crime, News

‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova, mastermind of the OneCoin scam, was still investing in Dubai while under indictment

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The Bulgarian businesswoman and other founders of the cryptocurrency that turned out to be yet another pyramid scheme were even able to complete luxury real estate transactions after the scandal had already broken. The reign of the “cryptoqueen” was short-lived, but it was, however, very lucrative. In 2014, Bulgarian businesswoman Ruja Ignatova launched OneCoin, a...

Money laundering network boss hit with multi-million pound confiscation order
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April 1, 2024April 1, 2024Crime, News

Money laundering network boss hit with multi-million pound confiscation order

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The ringleader of a money laundering group that smuggled tens of millions of pounds of criminal cash out of the UK has been hit with a confiscation order. Abdullah Alfalasi was given the order totalling £3,496,778.68 following a National Crime Agency investigation into his finances. The 48-year-old Emirati national was previously convicted of co-ordinating a...