The 'Cryptoqueen' is now one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted

After convincing investors to send her $4 billion, prosecutors say, Ruja Ignatova disappeared. Now the 'Cryptoqueen' is one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted.

She called herself the "Cryptoqueen" and touted her purported new digital currency, OneCoin, as the next big thing.

But after convincing investors around the world to send her $4 billion, federal prosecutors say, Ruja Ignatova quietly hopped a flight to Greece and disappeared.

OneCoin, authorities say, was a scam. On Thursday, the FBI placed the alleged fraudster on the 10 Most Wanted list, days after Europol did the same.

Ruja Ignatova in London on Feb. 18, 2016.Paul Hampartsoumian / Shutterstock fileAt a news conference Thursday, Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, called her "an international fugitive who allegedly masterminded a worldwide fraud."

"Now she sits side by side on the Top 10 list with cartel leaders, murderers and terrorists," Williams said. "That’s no accident."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/cryptoqueen-now-one-fbis-10-wanted-rcna36139

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