Blogger Valeria Chekalina, known as Lerchek, first admitted that 251 million rubles were withdrawn abroad using false documents, but then retracted them, reports TASS citing a law enforcement source.
According to the organization, Lerchek admitted that he withdrew money in the first interrogation, which was conducted by the investigators before the court that issued the petition to arrest the blogger at home, but from she later pleaded not guilty.
Lerchek and her husband Artem Chekalin On October 4, a new charge was introduced. According to investigators, when selling fitness marathons, they made money transactions using forged documents and withdrew more than 250 million rubles abroad. They face up to ten years in prison. Lerchek and Chekalin, as well as their business partner, were placed under house arrest.
This is the third criminal case opened against the ex-husband. Last spring, a tax evasion case was opened against them. Lerchek was also involved in a money laundering case – 130 million rubles, which was used to buy US dollars. Both cases have already been closed – in December 2023 and March 2024, respectively.
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2024-10-06 03:45:00
