300 million rubles. Tax evasion case launched against blogger Lerchek

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In Moscow, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against the blogger Lerchek (Valery Chekalina) and her husband Artem on the facts of tax evasion in the amount of 300 million rubles, Russian media write.

According to the investigation, Chekalina, applying a simplified taxation scheme with an income limit of 150 million rubles. per year, having received a significantly larger income, not wanting to change the taxation system and pay the stipulated VAT and personal income tax, she attracted other persons from among their relatives as accomplices of her husband Artem Chekalinai.

income from the activities of Valeria Chekalina to settlement accounts opened on individual entrepreneurs of these persons, which illegally split the business and evaded taxes in the amount of more than 300 million rubles, — The report says.

The Investigative Committee, together with employees of the GUEB and the PC of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, conducted searches at the place of residence of the defendants in the case. At the moment, the investigation establishes the involvement of the Chekalins in committing other economic crimes.

Valeria Chekalina is the author of a blog dedicated to fitness training, where she organizes fitness marathons. She is ranked seventh in the Forbes ranking of the highest paid Russian stars on Instagram with about 10 million subscribers and an annual income of 600 thousand US dollars.

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