The FBI announced Thursday that it has added Ruja Ignatova — also known as "Cryptoqueen" — to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Ignatova is accused of creating a fake Bulgarian-based cryptocurrency company and defrauding investors out of nearly $4 billion.
According to the FBI, Ignatova is the just the 11th woman to be added to the list in the organization's 72-year-history. Authorities have now offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to her capture.
"There are so many victims all over the world who were financially devastated by this," Investigating Special Agent Ronald Shimko said in statement Thursday. "We want to bring her to justice."
According to the FBI, Ignatova and her partner created a cryptocurrency company called OneCoin in 2014, which they claimed would be a "bitcoin killer." Investigators said Ignatova promoted the company through a "multi-level marketing strategy" that encouraged initial investors to sell packages of OneCoin to friends and family.
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