Guernsey's Ministry of Finance has reported that the Economic & Financial Crime Bureau and its Financial Intelligence Unit helped secure the forfeiture of GBP 8,590,200.92 from Guernsey-registered property structures linked to OneCoin founder Dr Ruja Ignatova. The funds were identified as proceeds of her international fraud and were forfeited in early 2026 after an overseas order from Germany was registered and enforced by the Royal Court of Guernsey. The FIU said it first identified intelligence relating to Ignatova in January 2017 and remained engaged until July 2025, tracing assets connected to the scheme and supporting multiple international investigations. According to the release, intelligence sharing helped uncover the acquisition, ownership and movement of assets tied to Ignatova, including two luxury Kensington properties purchased through Guernsey trusts to conceal her identity and the origin of the funds. Following joint enquiries dating back to 2021, the Law Officers of the Crown received a final Letter of Request from Germany in 2025 on behalf of the Regional Court of Bielefeld, seeking forfeiture of Guernsey-held funds. The release said the forfeited funds will now be returned to Germany to compensate global victims of the OneCoin fraud.

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