Moscow region police caught in $1 mln extortion scamA group of police officers in the Moscow Region have been charged with extortion, demanding $1 million for the return of goods they had illegally seized.12:26 06.11.2012
Head of State Duma department arrested for peddling jobsThe Moscow Tverskoy District Court has sanctioned the arrest of Andrei Vostrov, head of the engineering technical property management department at the State Duma; Vostrov is suspected of accepting money in exchange for positions at the Duma.10:11 02.11.2012
Average bribe in economic crimes in Russia exceeds $32kThe average bribe amount in economic crimes in Russia is over 1 million rubles (around $32k), Interior Ministry spokesperson Sergei Solopov told journalists on Thursday.15:16 25.10.2012
OECD urges France to crack down on official briberyFrance needs to clean up its act in terms of respecting its obligation to combat official bribery, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD or Organization).18:32 24.10.2012
TNK-BP department head detained on suspicion of selling government positionsA former Irkutsk regional economic development and industry minister who now heads TNK-BP's department for maintaining contact with the government has been detained on suspicion of selling government positions.14:56 19.10.2012
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022