The Moscow court extended the arrest of ex-stylist Lercek for three months.
The Lefortovo court of Moscow extended the measure of restraint in the form of detention until August 19 to the ex-stylist of the blogger Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek) Elvira Yankovskaya, accused of fraud. This was announced on April 28 by a correspondent of Izvestia from the courtroom.
"The measure of restraint should remain unchanged — in the form of detention, extended for three months, until August 19," the judge said.
It is noted that the defendant began to cry in the courtroom and asked to change the measure of restraint to house arrest. She stated that she has two children who need her. At the same time, the woman stressed that she was not hiding or violating anything, but had traveled abroad for work, being sure that her travel order had been canceled.
According to the investigation, Yankovskaya positioned herself as a professional stylist. For a year and a half, the woman has been selling items from luxury brands Christian Dior, Prada and Hermes to Lercek and other clients at below-market prices. Subsequently, the examination confirmed that Yankovskaya's goods were fake. The stylist bought clothes and bags at the Sadovod market, as well as at the Lyublino and Dubrovka shopping centers.
In early April, it was reported that the stylist sold Lercek a fake Hermes bag for about 780 thousand rubles. The examinations initiated by the buyers after doubts about the authenticity of the goods confirmed that the designer items turned out to be counterfeit products of poor quality. In October last year, Yankovskaya's preventive measure was tightened from a written undertaking not to leave for a six-month detention.
In 2023, Chekalina accused Yankovskaya of selling fakes of branded items under the guise of the original. The blogger noted that her friends also bought fakes from the stylist. At the same time, Lercek estimated the damage at a large amount, and a criminal case was opened.
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