Artema Chekalina

criminal

Artem Chekalin is described in the coverage as the former husband of blogger Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek) and a business partner with whom she had no romantic relationship. He was sentenced to 7 years in prison and fined over 194 million rubles for allegedly laundering more than 250 million rubles abroad using falsified documents, a case also involving his former partner Roman Vishnyak. His wife's public statements and legal representatives have argued that the punishment is excessive given her terminal illness and their shared children.

Recent coverage

• Blogger Lerchek will miss the hearing on resuming the court proceedings — Коммерсантъ
• Blogger Lertch's Groom Tells How He Spends His Days with Family — Вечерняя Москва
• Lerch's Lover Reveals His Stance on the Blogger's Children from Her Previous Marriage — Вечерняя Москва
• I'm afraid you'll die, Mom': Lerchek shares her cancer diagnosis and children's reactions — Вести
• Chekalina bloggers' children cried when asked about their father — Вечерняя Москва
• Case of blogger Lerchek transferred to another judge — Москва 24
• Lerchek's defense agrees to a second expert examination on the suspended case — Москва 24
• Lawyer Ekaterina Gordon Prepares Petition to Russian President on Artem Chekalin Case — Москва 24
• Lerchek's Brother Asks Not to Believe Rumors That His Sister Does Not Have Cancer — Москва 24
• Former stylist of blogger Lerchek accused of selling fake Hermès bag — Москва 24