Moscow Court Sentences Lerchek's Former Partner to 2.5 Years
Former business partner of Valeria and Artyom Chekalin — Roman Vishnyak — was sentenced to 2.5 years in a penal colony and a fine of 500,000 rubles (approximately $5,600 at current rates). This was reported by the capital«s prosecutor»s office.
He was found guilty under points «a, b» of part 3 of article 193.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (carrying out currency operations to transfer funds in Russian currency to accounts of non-residents using forged documents by an organized group on a particularly large scale). It is reported that he was the one who transferred funds to the accounts of the former spouses in the UAE.
«It has been established that Vishnyak, together with Artyom and Valeria Chekalin, along with accomplices, from September 2021 to February 2022, carried out currency operations to transfer funds amounting to more than 251.6 million rubles (approximately $2.8 million at current rates) to a bank account of a non-resident, while presenting to the credit institution, which has the authority of a currency control agent, documents related to conducting such operations and containing knowingly false information about the grounds, purposes, and designation of the transfer,» the message stated.
Vishnyak admitted his guilt in full and cooperated with the investigation. Because of this, his case was considered separately from the Chekalins«. The convicted man was taken into custody in the courtroom.
Previously, the Gagarinsky Court began consideration of the case of Artyom and Valeria Chekalin on the merits. At the first hearing, two witnesses in the case were questioned, both representatives of the Federal Tax Service (FNS).
After the hearing, Lerchek came out to journalists along with her boyfriend and the father of her fourth child, Luis Squicciarini. She said that she wanted to get back the seized jewelry to sell it, as the blogger currently has no income. She also talked about how her pregnancy is going and how her children took the news that she is going to become a mother again.
