Mitroshina's lawyer named a possible reason for initiating a criminal case.

Blogger Alexandra Mitroshina, accused of money laundering on an especially large scale, bought an apartment during an ongoing tax audit, and this could probably serve as a reason to initiate criminal proceedings. Mikhail Mushailov, the girl's lawyer, told Izvestia on March 9.

According to him, the first case against Mitroshina was initiated in 2023 under the article on non-payment of taxes in the amount of 127 million rubles, and later penalties and fines began to accrue, the amount reached about 200 million rubles. The blogger's lawyer stated that she paid off all the debt in the same year.

"During the period when the tax measures against Alexandra were carried out, she bought an apartment for herself. Realizing, or having received information from lawyers, that there were claims against her from the fiscal authority, she immediately sold this apartment for 60 million rubles," Mushailov said.

He drew attention to the fact that the blogger sent these funds to pay off the tax arrears, and after refunding the entire amount of the debt, the case was terminated. The lawyer pointed out that law enforcement officers could see an attempt at money laundering in the purchase of an apartment. Mushailov suggested that, therefore, a case could be opened against Mitroshina on the legalization of illegally obtained funds.

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She is accused of laundering 127 million rubles of income.

174.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Legalization (laundering) of large-scale funds or other property acquired by a person as a result of committing a crime") It was reported on March 7. Mitroshina was detained in the Krasnodar Territory.

The Moscow prosecutor's office reported that from 2020 to 2022, the blogger, being an individual entrepreneur (IE), applied a simplified taxation system and exceeded the limit, receiving income from the provision of additional education services. To avoid paying taxes, the girl arranged for funds to be transferred directly to the accounts of three individual entrepreneurs providing services to her sole proprietor.

According to the Interior Ministry, Mitroshina legalized more than 60.25 million rubles out of 127 million rubles of unpaid taxes.

According to data from the file of the Moscow Arbitration Court, by the end of 2021, the blogger owed the Federal Tax Service more than 214 million rubles, including fines. On March 8, Mitroshina fully admitted her guilt in the case of the legalization of illegally earned funds.