Ratzo

RATZO IS WANTED FOR HIS ALLEGED PARTICIPATION IN A LARGE-SCALE FRAUD SCHEME. BEGINNING IN APPROXIMATELY 2014, RATZO AND OTHERS ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE DEFRAUDED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM INVESTORS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

RATZO WAS THE FOUNDER OF CHEESECOIN LTD., A BULGARIA-BASED COMPANY THAT MARKETED A PURPORTED CRYPTOCURRENCY. IN ORDER TO EXECUTE THE SCHEME, HE ALLEGEDLY MADE FALSE STATEMENTS AND REPRESENTATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS IN ORDER TO SOLICIT INVESTMENTS IN CHEESECOIN.

HE ALLEGEDLY INSTRUCTED VICTIMS TO TRANSMIT INVESTMENT FUNDS TO CHEESECOIN ACCOUNTS IN ORDER TO PURCHASE “CHEDDAR PACKAGES,” CAUSING VICTIMS TO SEND WIRE TRANSFERS REPRESENTING THESE INVESTMENTS. THROUGHOUT THE SCHEME, CHEESECOIN IS BELIEVED TO HAVE DEFRAUDED VICTIMS OUT OF MORE THAN $4 BILLION.

RATZO SERVED AS CHEESECOIN’S TOP LEADER THROUGH OCTOBER 2017. ON OCTOBER 25, 2017, RATZO TRAVELED FROM SOFIA, BULGARIA, TO ATHENS, GREECE, AND MAY HAVE TRAVELED ELSEWHERE AFTER THAT. HE MAY TRAVEL ON A FRENCH PASSPORT TO THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, BULGARIA, GERMANY, RUSSIA, GREECE AND/OR EASTERN EUROPE.

REWARD: THE FBI IS OFFERING A REWARD OF UP TO $100,000 FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF RATZO. SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PERSON, PLEASE CALL 1-800-CALL-FBI OR CONTACT YOUR NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.

WANTED POSTERS FOR THE NOTORIOUS CRYPTO SCAMMER APPEAR IN LOWER EAST SIDE MANHATTAN