The former girlfriend of NHL forward Arthur Kaliyev says he pulled her into what she describes as a long and messy spiral driven by his gambling habit, and that it ended with him taking tens of thousands of dollars from her.

Lauren Mochen, a model who dated Kaliyev for about three years, has been sharing her story on TikTok and says everything she experienced pointed back to one thing. As she puts it, he was gambling constantly and using her money to do it.

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Mochen accuses NHL star Kaliyev of gambling her money away

According to Mochen, the whole situation started quietly enough. She says Kaliyev would tell her he was having issues with his online banking and would ask to borrow money or use her PayPal account. At first, she said she trusted him because they had already been talking every day for months. But she now believes those early requests were the beginning of what she calls a long scam to fund a hidden gambling problem.

In her first TikTok video, Mochen says that Kaliyev even created fake personalities online as part of the ruse. She describes a slow buildup of excuses, delays, and stories that eventually led to him asking for access to her PayPal account so he could move money around.

Hurt In private. Heal in silence. Smile in public.

— Lauren Mochen (@LaurenMochen) January 21, 2023

She recalls the moment things truly crossed a line. They were supposed to meet in Miami during the playoffs when, she says, he texted her with what he called a weird request.

According to Mochen, he wrote, “Weird request....