The court kept blogger Lerchek under arrest until the sentence is…

The court kept blogger Lerchek under arrest until the sentence is executed.

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The Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow has extended the arrest on assets belonging to blogger Valeria Chekalyina (known as Lerchek).
The arrested assets include a Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge valued at 42.1 million rubles.
The arrested cash amount is 45,325,000 Russian rubles.
The arrest is maintained until the sentence is executed, specifically in relation to the financial penalty.
The court has imposed additional restrictions on Chekalyina, including a ban on managing websites and promoting brands online.
Chekalyina was sentenced to five years of conditional imprisonment with a three-year probation period.
The case involves allegations of creating a criminal organization and laundering illegally obtained funds.
The investigation was temporarily suspended due to Chekalyina's oncological illness but resumed in July 2026.

Chekalyina and her former husband Artem were accused of establishing a criminal organization and money laundering in 2024, involving over 250 million rubles transferred to accounts in the UAE. — m24
Chekalyina was sentenced to five years' conditional imprisonment with a three-year probation, fined 765 million rubles, and had her assets confiscated. — m24
Chekalyina's former husband, Artem, admitted guilt in tax evasion and was sentenced to seven years in prison. — m24
The investigation into Chekalyina was temporarily suspended due to her cancer diagnosis and resumed in July 2026. — m24
The court imposed a conditional sentence, a fine, and a ban on managing websites, but did not mention the 765 million ruble fine or the confiscation of assets. — vesti
The court did not mention the transfer of 250 million rubles to UAE accounts or the involvement of Chekalyina's former husband. — vesti