Moscow, August 2. Vesti. Blogger Learchek (real name – Valeria…
Moscow, August 2. Vesti. Blogger Learchek (real name – Valeria Chekalin) will not be able to write off a fine of 765 million rubles using bankruptcy proceedings.
Consensus
- Valeria Chekalyina was sentenced to five years' probation for illegal currency operations.
- The court imposed a fine of over 765 million rubles on Chekalyina.
- Chekalyina did not admit guilt during the trial.
- Chekalyina's former husband, Artem Chekalin, was previously sentenced to seven years in prison for related financial crimes.
- The case involved the illegal transfer of over 250 million rubles to accounts in the UAE.
- Chekalyina was granted a pause in proceedings due to diagnosed oncological illness in 2024.
- The trial resumed in July 2026 after medical clearance was confirmed.
- Chekalyina declined to comment to the media after the verdict.
Points of divergence
- The prosecutor requested a six-year conditional sentence and a fine of 1.2 billion rubles. — vm
- The law does not allow criminal fines to be discharged through bankruptcy. — vesti
- The prosecution requested a ban on Chekalyina managing websites. — m24
- Actress Yana Poplavskaya stated she feels no sympathy for Chekalyina. — vm
- Chekalyina has 60 days to voluntarily pay the debt, after which a deferral may be requested. — vesti
Coverage (8 sources)
- Lawyer explained whether Lerchek can write off a fine through bankruptcy — Вести
- Yana Poplavskaya stated that she does not care about Lerchek after the verdict — Вечерняя Москва
- Due to lack of money, Valeria Chekalina asked not to be fined — Вести
- Lerchek in her final statement asked not to impose a fine on her, said she lacks money — Вечерняя Москва
- Lerchek refused to comment on the conditional sentence requested by the prosecution — Москва 24
- Lerchek in her last words asked the court not to impose a billion-dollar fine — Москва 24
- Lerchek did not admit guilt in the withdrawal of funds to the UAE after the court proceedings were resumed — Вечерняя Москва
- Blogger Lerchek did not admit guilt in illegal currency operations — Москва 24
Key entities
- Lerchek
- Valeriya Chekalina
- Moscow
- TASS
- Gagarinsky District Court
- Yana Poplavskaya
- Gagarin District Court
- UAE
- Media
- Moscow Oblast
- RIA Novosti
- TASS
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