The authorities of the United States pressed charges against Irina Dilkinska (who served as Head of Legal and Compliance at OneCoin) for her alleged role in the infamous crypto scam and deported her from Bulgaria to the US.

She could receive a maximum potential prison sentence of 20 years for allegedly committing wire fraud and additional 20 years for supposedly violating money laundering laws.

A Possible Jail Time for Another OneCoin Member

In a recent press release, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Dilkinska will appear before United States Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn. US Attorney Damian Williams claimed the 41-year-old Bulgarian allegedly enabled the crypto pyramid scheme OneCoin to launder millions of dollars of illicit profits through shell companies. 

“Dilkinska helped perpetuate a wide-ranging scheme with millions of victims and billions of dollars in losses, and she will now face justice for her alleged crimes,” he added.

FBI Assistant Director Michael Driscoll maintained that she helped her co-conspirator – Mark Scott – launder nearly $400 million in OneCoin proceeds. In addition, she burned key documents and sent incriminating messages to Konstantin Ignatov when learning of Scott’s arrest. Some of the texts supposedly seen by the officials read:

“See this!!!!!;” “Something is going on!!!!!;” “If this is true, I need the mega lawyers for whom [co-conspirator FRANK SCHNEIDER] was talking!!!”

The US DOJ further said Dilkinska managed a property belonging to the head of OneCoin – Ruja Ignatova (better known as “the Cryptoqueen”).