Ex-OneCoin compliance head jailed 4 years for fraud role
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Kyle Brasseur2024-04-05T15:04:00
The former head of legal and compliance at OneCoin was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud charges regarding her role in a cryptocurrency marketing scheme.
Irina Dilkinska’s sentence, announced Wednesday, follows her guilty plea in November to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. She faced a maximum of 10 years in prison.
Dilkinska was also ordered to forfeit more than $111 million.
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