Blogger Olena Blinovska, known in Russia for the “Marathon of Wishes”, was detained by the authorities on charges of non-payment of taxes when she tried to get to Belarus, from where she wanted to fly to Uzbekistan, writes Kommersant.

A criminal case was opened against Blinovska for tax evasion in the total amount of more than 918 million rubles, which is about 10 million euros.

According to the Kommersant source, Olena Blinovska was going to leave Russia for Belarus, from where she later wanted to fly to Uzbekistan. She rented a Maybach car to cross the border, but was detained in the Smolensk region on the border with Belarus.

According to the investigation, Blinovska underestimated her collected income and did not pay taxes for the total amount of more than 918 million rubles for 2019-2021.

Olena Blinovska has been known to Russian network users since 2013, when she started conducting psychological training “Marathon of Desires”, studied economics at Yaroslavl State University, then worked as an accountant, and later started her own business, the publication notes. portal ruscrime.com.

In her public appearances and interviews, the star claimed that she had developed her own wish-fulfillment technique, which she shared with tens of thousands of trainees.

Blinovska is also known in Russia for the extremely luxurious parties she throws. In 2021, when he turned 40, he spent 120 million rubles to celebrate his birthday, plus the cost of renting an entire hotel in Russia’s Altai Republic.