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Valeria Chekalin, known by her online alias 'Lerchek', is a Russian social media influencer who was convicted in April 2024 for allegedly illegally transferring over 250 million rubles to the United Arab Emirates using forged documents. She was sentenced to five years of probation, fined over 700 million rubles, banned from managing websites, and her case was paused due to a diagnosis of fourth-stage gastric cancer with metastases in the adrenal glands, ovary, and lungs. Her health has severely deteriorated, with reports indicating she is largely bedridden and undergoing chemotherapy and targ…

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