By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 10 -- For scam crypto currency OneCoin, Sebastian Greenwood who co-founded the company with Ruja Ignatova was sentenced to 20 years in prison by U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Edgardo Ramos on September 12, 2023. Inner City Press was there and live tweeted, thread here
On January 25, Mark Scott was sentenced to 10 years in prison - but will be asking for bail pending appeal. Thread here.
On March 26, Scott's lawyer filed a memo that "Mr. Scott respectfully requests that this Court order him released on bail pending appeal, subject to the same conditions under which he has been released without incident for nearly four years. See Bail Order, ECF 252 (Mar. 30, 2020)." Letter on Patreon here.
On April 10, the US Attorney's Office opposed, noting that Scott "is a dual-German citizen, cannot be extradited if he successfully flees, and has every incentive to do so. Scott's Motion should be denied."
On February 26 for Konstantin Ignatov, with a 90 year guideline, the US Attorney's Office asked for time served - with lines redacted.
On March 5, Konstantin Ignatov got just that: time served, with two years supervised release and a forfeiture of some $118,000.
On March 20, counsel for Irina Dilkinska asked for time served for her, too - though she did not cooperate. She was allowed to pled to two counts each with a five year maximum. The first letter, from Vasil Mutafchief, says "I firmly believe in Irina's innocence and the need for a thorough reevaluation of the evidence presented at her trial." But she had no trial: she pled guilty. Letter on Patreon here
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