Blinovskaya faces the prospect of imprisonment for 16 years

Blogger Elena Blinovskaya may be imprisoned for 16 years

Blogger Elena Blinovskaya was charged with illegal circulation of payment funds. In all criminal cases brought against her, she faces 16 years in prison. This was reported by the Telegram channel SHOT.

As the source learned, the investigation established the blogger’s involvement in committing a crime under two episodes under Article 187 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Illegal circulation of means of payment.” Blinovskaya received electronic keys of several legal entities, transferred money from their accounts and spent it on her own needs. Under this article, the maximum term is six years in prison.

Also, investigators are still investigating two criminal cases against Blinovskaya. She is accused under Articles 198 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Tax evasion on an especially large scale” and 174.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Money laundering on an especially large scale.” The maximum term for two articles is three and seven years in prison.