Corruption

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Russia ranks low in new Transparency International corruption index

Global anti-corruption advocacy group Transparency International released on Wednesday its raking of the world’s countries and territories based on perceived corruption within the public sector. The ranking is established according to a scale of zero to 100, 100 being perfection in anti-corruption terms, and zero being essentially disastrous corruption-wise. Two-thirds of the 176 countries assessed fell under the 50 mark, Russia included.

16:31 05.12.2012

London court releases former News International heads on bail

After a brief hearing on Thursday, a London court released the former heads of the News International publishing house and a UK Ministry of Defense official, accused of corruption and conspiracy, on parole, the British media reports. The publishing house is part of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.

10:42 30.11.2012

Russia overshadowed by Scandinavian neighbors in Rule of Law index

The World Justice Project (WJP) released on Wednesday its 2012 Rule of Law Index, a detailed analysis of where the countries of the world stand in relation to one another with respect to practically adhering to the Rule of Law.

18:32 28.11.2012

Ace flight group captain accused of attempted bribery

Investigators have charged former Swifts aerobatic group commander Valery Morozov with attempted bribery, the Justice Ministry reports.

15:49 28.11.2012

Aggrieved employee amends RICO Act complaint against BP

Following a US federal court's dismissal of her claim under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act against BP, aggrieved former employee Lillian Borich amended her complaint, recounting with greater detail the facts that gave rise to her federal claim against the oil giant.

14:19 21.11.2012

Former Croatian prime minister jailed for corruption

A Zagreb court has sentenced former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader to 10 years in prison for accepting bribes and profiteering during wartime.

15:47 20.11.2012

Over $2.9 million stolen during APEC preparations

The Russian Interior Ministry revealed on Thursday that more than 93 million rubles ($2.9 million) had been embezzled during preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Vladivostok.

16:44 08.11.2012

Head of State Duma department arrested for peddling jobs

The 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

US federal court dismisses RICO Act claim against BP

The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has dismissed in part a claim brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act against BP PLC, its CEO Robert Dudley, and a number of BP subsidiaries, for failure of the plaintiff to establish with requisite specificity a pattern of racketeering activity allegedly engaged in by defendants.

18:10 29.10.2012

Average bribe in economic crimes in Russia exceeds $32k

The 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

TNK-BP loses injunction against exposure for "corrupt practices"

London’s High Court of Justice overturned an injunction granted to TNK-BP in its unauthorized disclosure case against former senior executive Igor Lazurenko, who allegedly threatened to expose the former.

22:58 16.10.2012

Kaliningrad resident accuses Polish Consulate General of corruption

A Kaliningrad businessman has submitted a complaint to the Polish Foreign Ministry regarding the diplomats at its local Consulate General, accusing them of corruption. The Consulate General has denied the accusations that its diplomats engaged in corruption during the bidding to create a visa center.

17:40 05.10.2012

Video monitoring proposed to combat official corruption in Russia

Liberal Democratic Party of Russia leader and presidential candidate in the most recent round of elections Vladimir Zhirinovsky.

16:00 20.09.2012

Growing corruption in armed forces results in $31 mln loss in 2012

Corruption in the Russian armed forces continues to grow. It is estimated that government losses totaled as much as $31.72 million in 2012.

10:10 09.08.2012

Prosecutors fail to make effective use of potential to combat corruption

Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika believes that prosecutors are not making sufficient use of their supervisory potential to combat corruption.

12:21 08.08.2012

Senior officials to face trial for inflicting $3 mln damages to government

The court will soon hear the case against two high-ranking Rostov's Healthcare Ministry officials who have been accused of inflicting $3.5 million in losses to the government.

16:40 06.08.2012

Chief military physician guilty of office abuse and bribe-taking

The Moscow District Military Court has found former Chief Military Physician Alexander Belevitin guilty of abusing his power and large-scale bribe-taking.

14:10 25.07.2012

Leading Russian airlines fined for violating anti-corruption law

Russia's leading airlines have been fined for violating laws on combating corruption after an inspection by the Moscow Prosecutor's Office.

15:33 06.07.2012

Charges brought against third suspect in Siberian chemical plant case

Investigators brought charges against TVEL official Timur Bukeykhanov, the third suspect in the case of bribery involving Siberian Chemical Plant top management, the regional investigative department reported on Tuesday.

13:36 26.06.2012

Interior Ministry's top medic suspected of receiving $107k bribe

Investigators have launched a criminal case against Interior Troops’ Medical Department head Yury Sabanin, detained on charges of accepting a $107,000 bribe.

11:57 21.06.2012