THELOGICALINDIAN - Last anniversary the close Phoenix Thoroughbreds was reportedly banned from horse antagonism in France over the founders declared captivation with the crypto Ponzi arrangement Onecoin Last November Onecoin cofounder Konstantin Ignatov the Cryptoqueens brother told New York prosecutors Phoenix Thoroughbreds buyer Amer Abdulaziz Salman was one of the moneycleaners beneath the advice of Gilbert Armenta
The abundant Onecoin aspersion continues afterwards news.Bitcoin.com afresh appear on the unsealed indictment of Gilbert Armenta, an declared Onecoin co-conspirator. Armenta was allegedly Ruja Ignatova’s (Cryptoqueen) above admirer who evidently helped Onecoin leaders acquit millions of dollars.
Some of the Onecoin funds may accept been funneled into the blood racehorse industry, according to Konstantin Ignatov’s affidavit aftermost fall.
Following the apparent certificate for Gilbert Armenta and his sentencing date for October 21, 2020, a recent episode of the accepted BBC Sounds podcast the “Missing Cryptoqueen” baldheaded some absorbing findings.
The new adventure showed how a Onecoin law close and acceptability administration aggregation allegedly got the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to booty bottomward a Onecoin warning.
This anniversary all eyes are now on, Amer Abdulaziz Salman, and his racehorse aggregation Phoenix Thoroughbreds. This is due to the actuality that aftermost anniversary a cardinal of horse antagonism account outlets reported on France Galop admiral removing two Phoenix Thoroughbreds chase entries from the Prix de la Vallee d’Auge at Deauville.
Reportedly the ban is due to allegations apropos the antecedent of Phoenix’s funding. News.Bitcoin.com reported on Salman’s declared captivation with Onecoin in December 2019.
During the end of 2019 during Konstantin Ignatov’s testimony, Inner City Press analytic announcer Matthew Russell Lee appear on Konstantin Ignatov’s statements beneath oath. Lee additionally discussed the apparent Phoenix Thoroughbreds assurance with Onecoin via statements from the above advocate Mark Scott. The anchorman recorded Mark Scott’s post-arrest statements aftermost November.
“All the money that was not invested,” Scott said. “[It] was at the administration of the investors, beatific to, umm, another, umm, addition banking adviser in Dubai. We accept annihilation to do anymore… We active an agreement, the aboriginal acceding at the bidding of the investors is alleged Phoenix article Investment Fund, I anticipate aloof Phoenix.”
Konstantin Ignatov’s statements beneath adjuration were additionally recorded by Lee in a alternation of tweets on November 6, 2019. Furthermore, Ignatov’s affidavit was additionally appear in abundant detail by the Guardian contributor, Chris Cook, and both accounts complex the Phoenix Thoroughbreds buyer Amer Abdulaziz Salman.
Ignatov told the cloister that Salman was “a key amount in a above money-laundering operation” and he additionally told a adventure about Salman affairs “racehorses for, like, €25 million.” Thoroughbred racehorses can advertise for hundreds of bags and generally millions for top breeds.
News.Bitcoin.com additionally appear aftermost December that Salman and Phoenix Thoroughbreds categorically denies all of the allegations stemming from Ignatov’s testimony.
“Phoenix Fund Investments LLC actually denies all allegations fabricated adjoin it, and its owner, Mr. Amer Abdulaziz, in acknowledged affairs adjoin Onecoin and its conspirators in the U.S.,” the company’s website notes.
However, the racingpost.com columnist Tom Kerr says Phoenix has a lot of questions to answer. “[Phoenix] never offered an account for Ignatov’s comments or anon addressed the €185m that is declared to accept been transferred by a bedevilled money launderer to Phoenix Fund Investments,” Kerr wrote aftermost Tuesday.
Kerr and the advertisement racingpost.com say the newsdesk acquired video footage of Phoenix’s apparent captivation with Onecoin management.
“[Racingpost.com] acquired video and amusing media affirmation that demonstrates Onecoin operated an appointment in Dubai’s Phoenix Business Center, addition aggregation of Abdulaziz’s, over a aeon from backward 2024 to aboriginal 2024,” Kerr reports.
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