A case was opened against blogger Lerchek and her ex-husband Artem Chekalin for transferring currency using forged documents

According to a TASS interlocutor, the case was initiated under Art. 193.1 (carrying out operations to transfer currency to non-resident accounts using falsified documents). The investigation is being carried out by the TiNAO Department of the Interior.

We are talking about paying blogger marathons through Dubai, a source told RIA Novosti.

As reported by a TASS interlocutor, investigators will not request the arrest of Lerchek and her ex-husband, since this article does not impose any preventive measures in the form of detention.

• In March 2023, a criminal case was opened against Chekalina and her then-husband for tax evasion worth 300 million rubles. As part of the investigation, a preventive measure was chosen for bloggers in the form of a ban on certain actions.
• In November, the bloggers’ defense announced a payment of 500 million rubles to the Federal Tax Service. Thus, the bloggers paid off their debts and sanctions. At the same time, the Investigative Committee lifted the ban on certain actions for Chekalina and her husband.
• In December, investigators closed the criminal case against the couple. The Investigative Committee also lifted all restrictions imposed on the Chekalins, who were under house arrest.