Corruption & Bribery

Former anti-corruption official sentenced to 6 years in prison

The Moscow City Court on Thursday sentenced former detective of the Interior Ministry’s Main Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Directorate Astemir Sokurov to 6 years in prison for attempted large-scale fraud through abuse of his office.

15:58 12.05.2016

Russian official detained in corruption case related to World Cup 2018

The Leninsky District Court in Ekaterinburg detained head of the government property ministry for the Sverdlovsk Region in a criminal case related to reconstruction of a stadium for the FIFA World Cup in 2018.

15:39 28.04.2016

Charges brought against St. Petersburg lawmaker on suspicion of taking bribes

Chief Investigation Directorate of Russia's Investigative Committee brought charges of large-scale bribery against Vyacheslav Notyag, a member of the Legislative Assembly of St Petersburg.

17:28 22.04.2016

Russia’s Culture Ministry corruption scandal may affect BaltStroy - report

The corruption case involving among others Russia’s Culture Deputy Minister Grigoriy Pirumov may result in a review of lucrative restoration contracts signed with Baltstroy company, Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday.

11:32 05.04.2016

Moscow court refuses to dismiss prosecutor in Russia’s top anti-corruption official case

The Moscow City Court which is currently hearing the case on abuse of power against Russia’s top anti-corruption official, Denis Sugrobov, has refused to dismiss prosecutor Petr Philipchuck and question him as a witness.

15:50 12.02.2016

Bribery case against ex-head of Rosbank closed - report

A criminal case against former CEO of Rosbank, Vladimir Golubkov, who was accused of commercial bribery, was closed in the late 2015.

10:38 28.01.2016

Russia moves up in Transparency International's 2015 corruption index

Russia managed to rise 17 places for the past year to 119th in Transparency International's 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), a ranking of public sector corruption.

11:50 27.01.2016

Sakhalin ex-governor Khoroshavin suspected of taking $337k in bribes – report

The Investigative Committee of Russia suspects former governor of Sakhalin, Alexander Khoroshavin, of taking 27 million rubles ($337,000) in bribes from candidates for the positions in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Duma in 2014.

10:56 27.01.2016

Victims of Russia’s top anti-corruption official seek $2.7 mln in damages

Victims in the criminal case against Denis Sugrobov, former head of the Interior Ministry’s Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department, have filed claims seeking in total about 220 million rubles ($2.7 million) in damages.

16:57 25.01.2016

Russian Defense Ministry ex-official to remain in jail on corruption charges

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld the detention of former head of Russian Defense Ministry’s department of government contract audit, who stands charged with attempting to take a grand bribe.

13:21 20.01.2016

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