The Main Directorate of the Moscow Investigative Committee opened a case against blogger Alexandra Mitroshina, she is suspected of large-scale private tax evasion (part 2 of article 198 of the criminal code), searches were made at her registration. About this March 21 informed county press office.
According to the survey, from October 2020 to May 2022, when Mitroshina used the simplified tax system, she received more income from the sale of self-study courses than the limit allowed. The UK noted that the blogger, not wanting to switch to the general tax regime and pay VAT and personal income tax under that regime, used intellectual property affiliated and controlled by her .
“So from her current account, in order to conceal income, she arranged to receive funds from entrepreneurial activities directly to the above individual entrepreneurs. Thus, Alexandra Mitroshina avoided paying taxes in the amount of more than 120 million rubles,” the press service of the ministry said in a statement.
Investigators conducted searches at the registration location of Mitroshina and people who may be involved in the crime.
Investigative actions and operational research measures are currently underway, “aimed at establishing the involvement of the extra and other persons in the commission of other economic crimes”.
Alexandra Mitroshina sells sales courses on social networks, organizes forums and training. His Instagram page (owned by Meta*) has 4.2 million subscribers.
On March 7, a criminal case under a similar article was opened against blogger Valeria Chekalina (ler_chek) and her husband Artem. According to investigators, in the period from July 2020 to July 2022, the blogger paid taxes as an individual entrepreneur under a simplified system, which provides that income should not exceed 150 million rubles per year. However, according to the UK, Chekalina received much more income “from the provision of services for the implementation of fitness marathons”, but did not want to switch to the general taxation system and pay VAT and personal income tax.
Chekalina, according to the UK, arranged for the earnings to go into settlement accounts opened on the intellectual property of her spouse and other relatives. Thus, the blogger, according to investigators, “illegally split her business and evaded taxes in the amount of more than 300 million rubles.”
Happy 16th March UK reported that a new criminal case was opened against the blogger and her husband under the article on large-scale money laundering (part 4 of article 174.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). They risk up to 7 years in prison. On the same day, the Savelovsky Court in Moscow chose a restraint measure for them in the form of a ban on certain actions.
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