When asked about a Russian media report about a similar venture, a "schools in nature" project, Ms Fisherova said it was untrue. A Sydney woman who alleges Ms Fisherova left owing her about $A132,000 ($NZ141,000) said she was speaking to Australian police; she knew her as Hana Demeterova and believed Fisherova was a pseudonym. Rozalia Alpert, who founded a charity,first met Ms Fisherova about 2009, when Ms Fisherova was a "humanitarian worker". They began as friends, but now she believed she had been a victim of Ms Fisherova. Ms Fisherova said when Ms Alpert paid money into her account in the details she wrote "for humanitarian purposes".

Source: Otago Daily Times June 24, 2020 16:30 UTC