Blogger Mitroshina demanded 69 million rubles from former lawyers for fraud

Blogger Alexandra Mitroshina has filed a civil lawsuit to recover 68.6 million rubles from former lawyer Alisa Volkhova and lawyer Olga Goltseva. The claims were filed in the framework of a criminal case on fraud on an especially large scale. This was announced on October 27 by a source of Izvestia.

According to the investigation, from March 2023 to August 2024, lawyers abused Mitroshina's trust by making false threats. They claimed problems with the tax authorities, possible blocking of accounts and inclusion in the "blacklist" of the presidential administration, offering to solve these problems for a monetary reward.

At the same time, the total amount of claims is 68,617,818 rubles for property damage and 1 million rubles for compensation for moral damage. The statement details the main episodes — transfers of 41 million rubles under the pretext of protecting accounts from being blocked, 12.4 million rubles for obtaining Vanuatu citizenship, 10.2 million rubles under an unspecified pretext, and 5 million rubles in cash for "exclusion from the blacklist."

It is noted that the claimed amount represents only the bulk of the damage, with the possibility of further recovery of additional interest and penalties.

Mitroshina also reported serious consequences for her health and psyche after months of pressure from lawyers. According to her, the cynical abuse of trust by lawyers has led to constant stress, feelings of fear and helplessness. As follows from the statement of claim, the experiences suffered resulted in specific problems: the blogger developed insomnia, her physical condition worsened, and her reputation was undermined.

The payment is brightened up: the Federal Tax Service has reduced the requirements for Mitroshina by almost 10 times

How will this affect the criminal case on money laundering brought against the blogger?

On October 21, the investigative authorities of the Main investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia in Moscow opened a criminal case against Volkhova and Goltseva, accused of fraud in the Mitroshina case. It was noted that the case was initiated in accordance with Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Fraud committed by a group of persons by prior agreement on an especially large scale"). The defendants also disposed of the money at their discretion.

Mitroshina was detained on March 7 at Sochi airport upon arrival from Dubai and charged with laundering 127 million rubles. According to investigators, having debts to the tax service, in 2021 she purchased an elite apartment on Bolshaya Dmitrovka in the center of Moscow.

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