Earlier, the girl was charged with tax evasion, and her husband was charged with aiding and abetting
The Investigative Committee opened a new criminal case against millionaire blogger Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek) and her husband Artem. They became defendants in the case of money laundering on an especially large scale.
According to law enforcement officers, in April 2021, the Chekalins laundered more than 130 million rubles. The couple bought US dollars with this money, which masked the connection of legalized funds with the criminal source of their origin, according to the UK.
Updated: The court banned Lerchek from using the Internet.
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What is important to know:
Previously, a criminal case was opened against bloggers due to non-payment of taxes. According to investigators, from July 2020 to July 2022, Chekalina was an individual entrepreneur and applied a simplified taxation system with an allowable income of 150 million rubles a year. However, the profits from her fitness marathons were much greater.
On March 7, Chekalina was charged with tax evasion in the amount of 311 million rubles, and her husband with complicity. They took a written undertaking not to leave the place from the spouses. Their money and property totaling 311 million rubles was seized.
