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Fake crypto OneCoin's Greenwood jailed for 20 yrs over $4-bn fraud
short by Ashley Paul / on Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
Fake crypto OneCoin's Co-founder Sebastian Karl Greenwood has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for defrauding 3.5 million people of $4 billion. Officials said OneCoin, founded by Greenwood and Ruja Ignatova (known as 'Cryptoqueen'), was a global pyramid scheme that convinced investors it was the next "can't miss" investment opportunity. "In reality, OneCoin had no actual value," lawyers said.
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