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Fighting corruption is priority of Audit Chamber’s work – Kudrin

Combatting corruption remains a priority of Russia’s Audit Chamber’s work, its chairman Aleksey Kudrin said during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Monday.

17:52 04.06.2018

Financial Ombudsman to be appointed in Russia - law

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed on Monday a bill introducing a new position of ombudsman for protection of financial services’ consumers into law.

17:01 04.06.2018

Woman charged in Irkutsk mall fire case put under house arrest

The Kirovsky District Court of Irkutsk on Monday placed Natalya Soboleva charged in a criminal case over the fire in a local mall that left eight children injured under house arrest until July 31.

16:36 04.06.2018

Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko sentenced to 12 years for espionage

The Moscow City Court on Monday found Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko guilty of espionage and sentenced him to 12 years in prison.

15:55 04.06.2018

Putin signs bill on countersanctions against U.S. into law

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a bill prohibiting the import of certain goods in response to unfriendly actions towards Russia on the part of the United States and some other countries into law.

14:56 04.06.2018

Deposit Insurance Agency seeks to recover $100 million from Metrobank ex-managers

Russia’s Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) has filed an application with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking recovery of 6.2 billion rubles ($100 million) from ex-managers of Metrobank.

13:55 04.06.2018

Russian penitentiary service seeks $35.5 mln from its convicted ex-director Reimer

Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) has filed a lawsuit with Moscow’s Zamoskvorestsky District Court demanding to collect over 2.2 billion rubles ($35.5 million) in compensation from its former director Alexander Reimer and his accomplices convicted of embezzlement.

12:59 04.06.2018

Businessman gets suspended sentence for $900,000 embezzlement

Businessman David Makhateli has received a 3-year suspended sentence for embezzling 55 million rubles (about $900,000) from the budget of St. Petersburg during construction of a kindergarten.

11:27 04.06.2018

Titov proposes granting prosecutors power to appeal Deposit Insurance Agency’s decisions

Russian ombudsman for protection of business’ rights Boris Titov has proposed to grant prosecutors a right to challenge decisions of the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) and temporary administrations of banks undergoing bankruptcy.

10:59 04.06.2018

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