Difficulties continue to fall on the head of the Eserye, who is used to being showered with money by her fans on social networks. In the scandal with the blogger, everything was not limited to the claims of the tax service. A second criminal trial was opened against Valeria and Artem Chekalin, this time the successful couple was accused of money laundering on a particularly large scale. According to this article, spouses face up to two years in prison. The case was opened in connection with the Chekalin couple’s money transfers abroad and the purchase of luxury real estate there.
The file states that in April of last year, Lerchek and her chosen one “laundered” 130 million rubles and got dollars for them. The Metropolitan Investigation Committee is investigating the circumstances of the case. The department said that in the near future the defendants will choose restraint.
Lerchek and her husband are under house arrest. In addition, the Čekalins are being checked to see if they have participated in other economic crimes. Now, according to the Mash Telegram channel, the pair is under interrogation.
Fitness guru, cosmetics saleswoman and inspirational marathoner accused of tax evasion. Criminal proceedings were initiated against Artem Chekalin for aiding his wife.
The couple owns a company through which they sell creams and masks. They paid taxes for this trade. But the bloggers decided not to share the “profit from the air”, that is, the income from the paid marathons. In order to pay the reduced tax under the simplified regime, Lerchek created five companies in her name, in the name of her husband and in the name of her immediate family. This resulted in the distribution of income between individual entrepreneurs in such a way that the permissible standards for benefits were not exceeded. According to the latest data, Chekalina did not pay the state 311 million rubles.
The social media star has already publicly repented and expressed his willingness to pay the debt, but while the investigation is ongoing, he has no such option. Today, the court seized the property of Lerchek and her family – we are talking about apartments, houses, cars and money. Earlier, a large amount of cash, as well as gold bars worth 4.5 million rubles, was found in the house of the Chekalins during a search.