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John Gerant has played several roles in his life — Miami police officer, pilot, Realtor, drug trafficker and informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration. His latest act: alleged facilitator in a multimillion-dollar global Ponzi scheme.
Leaked documents from the U.S. Treasury Department show that Gerant and his son, Sean, actively recruited people to invest in OneCoin, an allegedly fraudulent cryptocurrency firm tied to a Bulgarian, Ruja Ignatova, who has been branded with the intriguing nickname “Queen of Cryptocurrency.”
Recent federal indictments and testimony given in a Manhattan federal court describe Ignatova’s investment scheme as worth $4 billion, $400 million of which was allegedly laundered by two South Florida men, Gilbert Armenta and Coral Gables attorney Mark S. Scott, with the help of shell companies they set up in the state. Court testimony described Armenta as the “queen’s” lover-turned-FBI informant.
This is a pretty interesting case.
Leaked documents from the U.S. Treasury Department show that Gerant and his son, Sean, actively recruited people to invest in OneCoin, an allegedly fraudulent cryptocurrency firm tied to a Bulgarian, Ruja Ignatova, who has been branded with the intriguing nickname “Queen of Cryptocurrency.”
Recent federal indictments and testimony given in a Manhattan federal court describe Ignatova’s investment scheme as worth $4 billion, $400 million of which was allegedly laundered by two South Florida men, Gilbert Armenta and Coral Gables attorney Mark S. Scott, with the help of shell companies they set up in the state. Court testimony described Armenta as the “queen’s” lover-turned-FBI informant.
This is a pretty interesting case.
