It became known about the seizure of jewelry bags and 46 million rubles from the blogger.

The investigation seized jewelry and cash worth 46 million rubles from blogger Lerchek (Valeria Chekalina). Information about this on February 7 follows from court documents.

During a search of Chekalina's house, 22 sets of jewelry were found, including products from the brands Graff, Van Cleef. & Arpels and Cartier, RIA Novosti reports. Among the seized items are eight bracelets, several pairs of earrings, necklaces and three watches.: Chopard, Rolex and Cartier.

All the items were packed in a cardboard box and stored by the investigator. Along with the jewelry, cash was found and seized during the search — approximately 46 million rubles.

On January 19, the Gagarin District Court of Moscow refused to return the jewelry seized during the search to Lercek. The court explained that the jewels were not material evidence, so the court could not decide their fate.

On December 30, 2025, Lercek's lover, 37-year-old Argentine choreographer Luis Squicciarini, announced her hospitalization. According to him, pregnant Chekalina was in severe pain, which required surgery. Earlier, the blogger's lawyer, Viktor Dugin, said that the girl was hospitalized because of the threat of miscarriage.

On December 1, Lercek pleaded not guilty to withdrawing funds abroad and noted that she did not understand the essence of the charges. In turn, ex-husband Artem Chekalin admitted that he was guilty of committing a tax crime, but had nothing to do with the withdrawal of funds from Russia.

On November 24, the Gagarin Court in Moscow extended the house arrest of both Chekalina and her ex-husband for six months. At the same time, Lercek confirmed her pregnancy and named the child's father. It turned out to be Squicciarini. In addition, the blogger is raising three children with her ex-husband.

The criminal case against Chekalina and her ex-husband was initiated in October 2024. They, along with an accomplice, were suspected of illegally withdrawing more than 250 million rubles from Russia to Dubai using forged documents (art. 193.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

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