Blogger Lerchek (Valeria Chekalina) on the social network Instagram (the owner of the Meta company is known as an extremist and is banned in Russia)* explained why she and her husband Artem had not paid taxes before.
“We were stupid, we listened to the wrong people,” he said, adding a photo of himself in tears to the publication.
Stating that he and his wife have already accepted all their mistakes and completely repented, the blogger called on his followers to be careful in paying taxes and avoid debt.
Some time ago, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin reportedThat Valeria (Lerchek) and Artem Chekalin paid the tax debt in the amount of 504 million rubles. Two criminal cases had previously been filed against the spouses.
Lerchek in March happened Defendant in a criminal case regarding tax evasion in the amount of 311 million rubles. Her husband was charged with aiding and abetting tax evasion. According to the Investigative Committee, the Chekalins legalized more than 130 million rubles in April 2021, buying dollars with them, “thus masking the connection of the legalized funds with the criminal source of origin.”
Previously Lerchek given “the child’s word.”