FBI puts a $5M bounty on the missing Cryptoqueen

The FBI has increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of Ruja Ignatova, known as the 'Cryptoqueen,' to $5 million. Ignatova, accused of running a multi-billion dollar pyramid scheme with OneCoin, disappeared in 2017 and was placed on the FBI's Most Wanted list in 2022. The increase in reward follows a BBC documentary linking Ignatova to Bulgarian crime networks and speculating on her possible demise. Journalist Jamie Bartlett believes the higher reward aims to entice Ignatova's close associates to come forward. OneCoin, a fraudulent scheme, allegedly defrauded investors of $4.5 billion. Ignatova, the mastermind behind OneCoin, is the only woman on the FBI's Most Wanted list alongside figures like drug cartel heads and crime bosses. The FBI hopes the increased reward will lead to a breakthrough in capturing Ignatova, who has been on the run for years.