Alleged cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme ‘goddess’ extradited from Thailand to face conspiracy charges in US
A Ukrainian national indicted for her alleged role in a $340 million global cryptocurrency fraud scheme has appeared in court in Oregon after being extradited to the United States from Thailand.
Olena Oblamska, 42, also known as Lola Ferrari, is accused of being one of the four founders of claimed cryptocurrency investment platform Forsage, which prosecutors say was actually a Ponzi and pyramid scheme. Oblamska faces charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau arrested Oblamska at a condominium in central Phuket in February, but did not name her at the time. She was extradited to the U.S. in early May.
Oblamska made her initial appearance in federal court in Oregon before a U.S. magistrate judge on May 12. She was arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and ordered detained pending a jury trial scheduled to begin in July.
Prosecutors say she was the self-proclaimed “goddess” of a scheme that falsely promoted Forsage on the internet as a legitimate, low-risk and lucrative investment, before stealing about $340 million from victim-investors.
Dubai-based Russian Vladimir Okhotnikov allegedly directed, managed, and controlled Forsage’s operations. Okhotnikov, who also co-produced, co-wrote and co-starred in Kevin Spacey’s new film, “Holiguards Saga — The Portal of Force”, fled to the United Arab Emirates, while facing criminal charges from the U.S. and Georgian authorities.
ICIJ examined Okhotnikov’s business dealings as part of The Coin Laundry, an investigation into how the crypto industry has profited from illicit financial flows while leaving most of those harmed in the process without recourse.
https://www.icij.org/investigations/coin-laundry/holiverse-lado-forsage-cryptocurrency-scam/
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