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FBI searching for "CryptoQueen" Ruja Ignatova, accused of defrauding investors in fake cryptocurrency out of billions

"CryptoQueen" added to FBI's top 10 most wanted list
"CryptoQueen" added to FBI's top 10 most wanted list 00:26

NEW YORK -- There's a new name on the FBI's most wanted list.

They're looking for Ruja Ignatova, who federal investigators are calling the "CryptoQueen."

She's accused of founding a fake cryptocurrency called OneCoin.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan say she defrauded investors out of more than $4 billion.

A reward of $100,000 is being offered for information leading to her arrest.

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