The social media star has made billions thanks to the trust of her followers. At the same time, Lerchek “forgot” to share with the state, thereby creating a scheme in which she did not pay tax on the lion’s share of her income. As a result, criminal proceedings were initiated against Chekalina under Article 198 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “tax evasion”. Her husband Artem, who helped in every possible way in the development of a profitable business, is accused of complicity in this crime.
The investigation of the case finds out all the circumstances and details. The Chekalins were released on bail for this time. It is already known that we are talking about the amount of 311 million rubles.
Today, by court decision, the assets and accounts of the blogger, her husband, and all her closest relatives who were actively involved in her activities were attached. The list of those arrested includes elite real estate, an impressive fleet of expensive cars, as well as funds, including the Bee Fit company owned by Valeria and Artem, through which she sold cosmetics.
Lerchek hopes to settle the dispute out of court and promises to pay the same 311 million rubles in taxes to the state. For this, the star of social networks opened an account with Gazprombank, where he collects money for new marathons, since everything else was arrested.
Elvira Yankovskaya, who previously had friendly and partner relations with Čekalina, is still a witness in the file. The conflict between the bloggers began after the fitness guru accused the stylist of selling her fake handbags under the guise of branded ones. At the same time, three of the eight victims in Elvira’s case have already abandoned their claims and retracted their statements, the Mash Telegram channel reports.
Lerchek used five separate businesses in her name, her husband’s and relatives’ to pay lower taxes on her marathons. For three years, 990 million rubles were “pumped” through the companies. During a search of the couple’s residence, the law enforcement officers found 11 passports as well as gold bars with a total weight of 8 kilograms.
While the proceedings are pending, the Chekalins cannot repay the debt. “It’s normal in any business, you make some mistakes.” The most important thing is to recognize these mistakes and work together. We are ready to pay everything,” Valeria regretted on social networks.