Corruption & Bribery

High-ranking investigator appeals against extension of his detention, again

Legal defense for the First Deputy Head of the Investigative Committee’s Moscow Directorate, General Denis Nikandrov, who stands charged with taking a large-scale bribe, has appealed extension of his detention until June 19.

12:58 21.03.2017

Damage caused by identified corruption crimes in 2016 reaches $741 mln

Amount of corruption crimes revealed by Russian Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department has risen by 21% with identified damage caused by these crimes reaching as high as 43 billion rubles (about $741 mln).

10:52 16.03.2017

Russian Interior Ministry General appeals detention in bribery case

Former Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Interior Ministry’s internal troops (currently, Russian National Guard), Lieutenant General Vyacheslav Varchuk, has filed an appeal against a court decision to place him in detention.

15:51 10.03.2017

Detention of Russian anti-corruption official extended until June 8

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended detention of Russian anti-corruption official, Dmitry Zakharchenko, who is charged with receiving a large-scale bribe, until June 8.

17:57 02.03.2017

Lawyer put on trial for alleged attempt to embezzle part of investigator’s bribe

A court in Vladimir will review a criminal case against lawyer, who allegedly embezzled 150,000 rubles ($2,600) from bribe that was to be transferred to an investigator.

16:58 01.03.2017

Former Crimean Vice-Prime Minister suspected of taking bribe

A criminal case has been launched against a former Vice-Prime Minister of Crimea on suspicion of taking a large-scale bribe.

15:11 15.02.2017

Russian Ministry of Labor prepares bill on protection of corruption whistleblowers

Russian Ministry of Labor has proposed to change the Federal Law on Countering Corruption by adding a new article on protection of whistleblowers, who provided information regarding corruption.

13:50 08.02.2017

Russian military doctors receive prison terms for taking bribes

The Moscow District Military court has found three medical employees of the Vishnevsky Third Central Military Clinical Hospital guilty of taking bribes and sentenced them to various prison terms.

17:44 07.02.2017

Ex-deputy prosecutor gets 5 years in prison for attempted bribery

The Dorogomilovsky District Court on Monday sentenced former deputy prosecutor of one of Moscow’s districts Julia Gorbacheva to 5 years in prison for attempt to give a 3-million-ruble bribe ($50,600) to a judge.

17:51 06.02.2017

Assets of Renova subsidiary’s top manager seized as part of bribery case

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has ordered the seizure of assets worth $2.2 million belonging to CEO of Renova Group's subsidiary T Plus, Boris Vaynzikher involved in a bribery case.

14:50 02.02.2017

Top news

Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025