My theory is that the Bulgarian woman is still in Europe or around Europe, by land or by boat, whether it’s in Greece, says Jamie Bartlett
“High-level people in Bulgaria helped Dr. Ruzha Ignatova,” so says journalist Jamie Bartlett in his podcast “The Disappeared Crypto Queen” on “BBC”, quoted by “24 Chasa”.
It tells about the dubious world of cryptocurrencies, criminal rings and the life of the super rich. The story of the OneCoin pyramid scheme involving millions is also mentioned.
In 2016, from the stage of Arena Wembley in front of thousands of fans, Dr Ruzha Ignatova promised her followers a financial revolution. By March 2017, more than 4 billion euros had been invested in OneCoin, and in October of the same year Ruzha Ignatova disappeared and gradually it became clear that her revolutionary cryptocurrency was not at all what she seemed at first glance. The story prompted journalist Jamie Bartlett to start a podcast, bTV reported.
“OneCoin can be cited as a prime example of how people knowledgeable in investing are unaware of modern technology. And because it’s a combination of a multi-level marketing company and cryptocurrency it makes it unique, and I’m not even talking about the fact that there’s also a missing woman at the center of the story. All of this was a good start for a podcast, a listening story where we’re going to tell people about investments and cryptocurrencies. “I never thought that from a small story it would turn into the biggest story I’ve ever worked on,” says the BBC reporter.
Ruza Ignatova believes that the OneCoin cryptocurrency will create investors
very rich and will change the world.
When asked if OneCoin is not the biggest financial fraud in history, Jamie Bartlett replies: “Depending on how you look at it, if we are talking about money that is actually invested, we are talking about 4 billion euros, or a little more. This does not makes it the best ever. Bernie Madoff’s scheme, for example, exceeds 30 billion euros, but if we talk about the capital value that OneCoin investors believed they had, we are talking about several hundred billion euros. That’s why we say which is one of the biggest scams ever created in the world.”
The reporter and his team analyze Europol meetings which prove he is wanted by the FBI
Ruza knew she would be arrested months before disappearing.
The police archives contain presentations made during a Europol meeting called Operation Satellite, which took place in The Hague on 15 March 2017.
Documents show that the meeting was attended by representatives from the FBI, the US Department of Justice, the New York District Attorney, as well as officials from Britain, the Netherlands, Dubai and Bulgaria.
“We know Ruza had access to Operation Satellite files.” I believe one of her security advisors, Frank Schneider, was responsible for accessing these files. He told us there is evidence that Bulgarian officials are responsible for leaking information to her. At this stage I can’t say who these people are because we are still working on them. We have officially requested information from the Bulgarian Interior Ministry, but have not yet received an answer. I really want to know the answer to this question. I think this is not a specific question
servant or officer,
I am convinced that these are higher level people who have been in contact with her and have helped her. I’m sure a lot of people are asking the same question, but I can’t answer it for you,” Bartlett commented.
Documents obtained by Ruzha contain information from a “high-ranking confidential whistleblower” for the US intelligence services, OneCoin bank accounts that receive funds from investors, and information about failed attempts by British police to question her. On October 25, 2017, after being informed of her investigation into her activities related to the OneCoin cryptocurrency, Ignatova disappeared. She has since disappeared and it is not even known if she is alive.
“My working theory is whether it’s still in Europe or around Europe, by land or by boat, whether it’s in Greece. I think so because one of the basic rules of inquiry is that where you go initially is where you stay. She went to Greece when she left Bulgaria. The FBI recently placed Ruza on the World’s 10 Most Wanted list, which is a great event. She is the only woman on the list, she is the only cryptocurrency scammer to ever make this list. This is likely to change the situation. Because even though she is protected in some way, her presence on this list makes her that much more visible and dangerous to people she might be with. And putting her on this FBI list could change everything,” says the “BBC” reporter.
Jamie Bartlett is working on the next few episodes of his podcast and promises some shocking revelations in his upcoming episodes.
