Sham lawyer charged with swindling client out of $4,200 to stand trial in MoscowRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has approved an indictment in a criminal case against a man, who used a forged lawyer certificate to defraud his client out 300,000 rubles (about $4,200).17:31 17.07.2020
Ex-head Russian Authors’ Society pleads guilty to $10.5 mln embezzlement in courtEx-Director General of the Russian Authors’ Society (RAO) Sergey Fedotov on Friday pleaded guilty in court to embezzling over 762 million rubles (over $10.5 million at the current exchange rate).16:23 17.07.2020
Russian man faces trial on charges of throwing Scottish fold kittens out of balconyA 35-year resident of Russia’s Novokuznetsk will go on trial on accusations of throwing two Scottish fold kittens out of a balcony.15:45 17.07.2020
Moscow police official put under house arrest on fraud allegationsA chief of the department on the online drug threat fight of the Interior Ministry’s Moscow Main Directorate has been placed under house arrest on fraud allegations.14:38 17.07.2020
Bill on fiscal measures aimed to aid IT industry reaches State DumaThe government of Russia has submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging amendment of the Tax Code to the effect of establishing a favorable fiscal environment for the IT business.13:14 17.07.2020
Two officers of Moscow detention center taken into custody in $70,000 bribery caseTwo officers of Moscow city detention center Matrosskaya Tishina have been taken into custody on charges of taking bribes from detainees totaling to 5 million rubles (about $70,000) for supplying them with prohibited articles.12:06 17.07.2020
Two new cases opened against prosecuted founder of Police Ombudsman public pageTwo more criminal cases have been opened against Vladimir Vorontsov, the creator of the Telegram channel called Police Ombudsman.11:59 17.07.2020
Security firm’s guard jailed for 2.5 years over boy’s murder in Russian kindergartenA court in the Nenets Autonomous Area sentenced a guard of the private security firm Svyatogor, who had let a kid murder enter a kindergarten in the town of Naryan-Mar, to 2.5 years in penal colony.10:40 17.07.2020
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