Corruption & Bribery

Problems with Russian satellites have nothing to do with corruption - Rogozin

The recent problems seen in Russia's rocket and space industry are not connected with corruption, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said in his speech at the State Duma.

11:31 29.02.2012

Company fined $3,400 for employing ex-minister

A court has fined a company $3,400 for employing former Yakutian Housing and Energy Minister Alexander Antonenko in breach of antimonopoly legislation.

10:22 28.02.2012

Man fined $68k for $680 bribe attempt

A court fined an individual two million rubles ($68,000) for a bribe attempt.

10:37 27.02.2012

Ex-bailiff fined $604k for $10k bribe

Former Moscow bailiff was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison and fined $604,400 for accepting a $10,000 bribe.

17:54 22.02.2012

Moscow region officials take $16k in bribes

Former employees of the Federal Service for State Registration, Land Registry and Cartography in the Moscow region accepted about $16,789 in bribes.

18:46 21.02.2012

Control over MPs’ earnings ineffective

As of this year, members of parliament from both houses and regional legislators must submit income information to parliamentary commissions. Reports must contain information about officials' income and assets – as well as those of their family. However, it is clear that such measures of control will be useless if for no other reason than because the controllers and the controlled are the same people.

09:02 15.02.2012

Corruption accounts for 16.5 percent of crime in armed forces

Every sixth crime in the armed forces was corruption-related last year.

14:32 09.02.2012

Medvedev: Russia accedes to convention on combating bribery of foreign officials

President Dmitry Medvedev said Russia has acceded to the international convention on combating the bribery of foreign public officials.

16:01 01.02.2012

Customs officer suspected of large-scale bribery in Moscow

A Federal Customs Service lieutenant colonel and his two subordinates are suspected of taking a $197,500 bribe.

13:04 31.01.2012

14 prosecutors fired for illegal gambling network link

14 employees of the Moscow Region Prosecutor's Office were discharged after a gambling scandal broke out in spring 2011.

12:35 31.01.2012

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