Blogger Elizaveta Batyuta was sentenced in absentia to four years in prison
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In Moscow, 36-year-old blogger Elizaveta Batyuta was sentenced in absentia to four years in prison and a fine of one million rubles for money laundering and tax evasion.
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The blogger was accused of laundering funds obtained through tax evasion.
In Moscow, 36-year-old blogger Elizaveta Batyuta, known as Lisa Miller, was sentenced in absentia to four years in prison to be served in a general regime correctional colony and a fine of one million rubles. The capital's prosecutor's office reported this on its Telegram channel.
According to investigators, from December 2020 to April 2024, the convict legalized over 76 million rubles, obtained through tax evasion, the total amount of which exceeded 130 million rubles. Wanting to hide the crimes, she paid 3.7 million rubles for an elite Rolls-Royce car and 44.3 million rubles for an apartment in Abu Dhabi.
By court decision, the equivalent of property worth more than 76 million rubles was confiscated to the state. The lawyer insists that Miller did not know about the accumulated arrears and is now paying taxes. Employees of the car dealership claim that 20 million were borrowed when purchasing Rolls-Royce.
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