A reward for information leading to the arrest of Ruja Ignatova, known as the Missing Cryptoqueen, has been increased by US authorities to $5m (£4m).The Bulgarian-born German woman, 44, is wanted by the FBI for orchestrating a $4.5bn cryptocurrency scam called OneCoin.She has been missing since 2017 when US officials signed an arrest warrant and investigators began closing in on her.Three weeks ago, a BBC podcast and documentary, external revealed her links to the Bulgarian underworld and the suspected mafia boss involved in her disappearance and, allegedly, her possible murder.However authorities continue to pursue Ms Ignatova.In 2022, the FBI added her to its top 10 most wanted list, offering a $100,000 reward, later upped to $250,000.On Wednesday, that amount increased again twenty-fold, under the US State Department’s Transnational Organised Crime Reward Program.
“We are offering a reward up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of German national Ruja Ignatova, known as ‘Cryptoqueen,’ for her role in one of the largest global fraud schemes in history,” said US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.She is currently the only woman targeted under the US programme.
The same amount is on offer for information about Semion Mogilevich, alleged to be a Russia-based crime boss, and Yulan Adonay Archaga Carías, known as Porky, the highest-ranking member of the MS-13 criminal gang in Honduras.
Jamie Bartlett, whose BBC podcast brought global attention to her story, believes the reward increase is aimed at people possibly still protecting her.
The Missing Cryptoqueen: Dead or Alive?CEO of fake cryptocurrency OneCoin, Ruja Ignatova, is the FBI’s most wanted woman.
The Missing CryptoqueenThe search for Dr Ruja Ignatova takes an unexpected turn when a story emerges alleging she’s been murdered.
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Food manufacturers are recalling at least 60 types of pre-packed sandwiches, wraps and salads sold in major supermarkets because of possible contamination with E. coli.
It is understood these are items containing salad leaves.Retailers involved include Aldi, Asda, Co-op and Morrisons.Some 211 people across the UK are known to be affected by E. coli currently - up from 113 last week.
Experts had previously said a continuing outbreak of E. coli was linked to food that was widely and readily available - but had not pinned down specific items.One of the suppliers involved, Greencore Group, has recalled 45 different products, external so far.These include an Aldi chicken fajita triple wrap, Asda smoky beans and cheddar cheese wrap, Boots chicken salad sandwich, Sainsbury’s Greek style wrap, Co-op ham and cheese wrap, Morrisons gluten-free sandwich platter and an Amazon prawn layered salad.Manufacturer Samworth Brothers Manton Wood has recalled 15 products., externalThese include a Tesco chicken salad sandwich, Tesco tuna crunch sub and Tesco spicy bean wrap.A third manufacturer is expected to announce a recall as soon as Saturday.Darren Whitby, head of incidents at the Food Standards Agency, said: “This is a complex investigation, and we have worked swiftly with the relevant businesses and the local authorities concerned to narrow down the wide range of foods consumed to a small number of salad leaf products that have been used in sandwiches and wraps.
"Andrew Opie, at the British Retail Consortium, said: "Retailers affected are taking swift action to remove these products from sale and are working closely with the Food Standards Agency to take any further action needed to minimise risk to their customers."E.
E. coli are a diverse group of bacteria that normally live in human and animal intestines.Some types are harmless but others can make people seriously ill.Tests have shown that the type in this outbreak is called E.coli STEC O145.It produces a Shiga toxin - which can attack the lining of the gut.Symptoms can include diarrhoea that can be bloody, stomach cramps, fever and vomiting.It usually takes a few days from being infected for symptoms to show.Most people recover well, but some - such as young children or people with underlying health conditions - can become very unwell.
There are things people can do to reduce the risk of infection.Regularly wash your hands with warm water and soap — alcohol gels do not kill all bugs that cause diarrhoeal illness.Wash fruit and vegetables and cook food to the temperatures suggested.If you have symptoms, you should not prepare food for others and should avoid visiting people in hospitals or care homes.People should not return to work, school or nursery until 48 hours after symptoms have stopped.
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A London-born teenager - whose proficiency at spreading the teachings of the Catholic church online led to him being called “God’s influencer” - is set to become a saint.Carlo Acutis died in 2006, at the age of 15, meaning he would be the first millennial - a person born in the early 1980s to late 1990s - to be canonised.
It follows Pope Francis attributing a second miracle to him.It involved the healing of university student in Florence who had bleeding on the brain after suffering head trauma.Carlo Acutis had been beatified - the first step towards sainthood - in 2020, after he was attributed with his first miracle - healing a Brazilian child of a congenital disease affecting his pancreas.The second miracle was approved by the Pope following a meeting with the Vatican’s saint-making department.It is not yet known when he will be canonised.Carlo Acutis died in Monza, in Italy, after being diagnosed with leukaemia, having spent much of his childhood in the country.His body was moved to Assisi a year after his death, and it currently resides on full display alongside other relics linked to him.
As well as designing websites for his parish and school, he became known for launching a website seeking to document every reported Eucharistic miracle, which was launched days before his death.Mr Acutis’ nickname, God’s influencer, has been attributed to him after his death due to this work.His website has now been translated into several different languages, and used as the basis for an exhibition which has travelled around the world.
His life is also remembered in the UK, where in 2020, the Archbishop of Birmingham established the Parish of Blessed Carlo Acutis incorporating churches in Wolverhampton and Wombourne.And there is a statue of the soon-to-be-saint in Carfin Grotto, a Roman Catholic shrine in Motherwell.Miracles are typically investigated and assessed over a period of several months, with a person being eligible for sainthood after they have two to their name.For something to be deemed a miracle, it typically requires an act seen to be beyond what is possible in nature - such as through the sudden healing of a person deemed to be near-death.The most recent person to be canonised was Maria Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, also known as Mama Antula, an 18th Century religious sister who became Argentina’s first female saint.
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Let’s hope this isn’t an Archduke Franz Ferdinand moment. Last thing we need is full blown escalation in an already fractured geopolitical situation that could lead to WWIII.
Assassinations were all the rage at the time. We just remember that one especially because it was the nominal match lighting the powderkeg that was bound to blow from something
Figures. Now that Germany pretty much runs the EU, mostly because Spain don’t give af and the French - well, they’re the French - it makes sense that both Russia and China want a leg up on future policy and military movements. I’m pretty sure the CIA is hiding somewhere there in the fold as well…
Please don’t tell me some German duke or something will get assassinated, because I’ve seen this episode before…
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