Fraud allegations linked to Dolina’s Moscow apartment prompt arrests and legal action
Polina Lurie, the new owner of Larisa Dolina’s Moscow apartment, told IA Regnum that she never met Arthur Kamenetsky and Dmitry Leontyev, the two men later arrested in connection with a fraud scheme tied to the artist’s real estate. The claim underscores how a well-known figure’s property can become a focal point for criminal manipulation, and it places new pressure on investigators to unravel the chain of actions that allowed the alleged crime to unfold.
According to investigators, the two men facilitated the fraud by acquiring communications equipment for the criminals and by withdrawing funds from bank cards that were linked to Dolina’s money. Kamenetsky was detained on November 21 and is to remain in custody until January 21. Leontyev was arrested at the end of October. Authorities allege that Leontyev misrepresented himself as a police officer to Dolina and persuaded her to transfer about 3 million rubles into bank accounts controlled by him.
“They were not present during the apartment transactions, and I never saw them,” Lurie said in an interview with IA Regnum, stressing the lack of any direct involvement in the sale or transfer process by these men. Her account aligns with the defense of the seller, who has repeatedly denied any complicity in the alleged scheme and has urged for a careful examination of all parties involved.
In August it was disclosed that Dolina had sold the central Moscow apartment and moved her savings to individuals later identified as criminals. After the sale, the new owners attempted to enter the apartment, but security prevented entry. Dolina subsequently filed suit against the buyer, Polina Lurie, seeking to have the sale declared invalid and to recover the property or its value from the new owners, a legal move aimed at halting any unauthorized use of the premises.
Earlier reports indicated that actor Anatoly Bely’s status as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation remained in force after a request to remove that designation was refused. The ongoing case against Dolina’s property and the recent actions surrounding the foreign agent status highlight how legal and regulatory actions can intersect with high-profile celebrity assets and public perception.