Detention of convicted businessman Mikhalchenko extended as part of embezzlement caseThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Thursday granted a motion filed by investigators and extended detention for CEO of Forum Holding Company Dmitry Mikhalchenko convicted of alcohol trafficking in detention until June 21 as part of a new case launched against him. Mikhalchenko is suspected of embezzlement and organizing a criminal group.18:08 14.03.2019
Ex-bankruptcy commissioner of Rosneft subsidiaries to stay jailed in embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the former bankruptcy commissioner of several Russia’s Rosneft subsidiaries Oleg Smetanin charged with embezzling more than 300 million rubles ($4.5 million) against extension of his detention. Smetanin will remain detained until April 3.16:07 14.03.2019
Moscow Metro embezzlement case defendant put on international wanted listAlexander Heller, a defendant in a criminal case over 850-million-ruble embezzlement (about $13 mln) from the Moscow Metro state unitary enterprise, has been put on the international wanted list.13:43 14.03.2019
Ex-top manager of Russia’s Sovetsky bank put under house arrest in embezzlement caseA former top manager of Sovetsky bank Kirill Laskin, who stands charged with embezzling 2.2 billion rubles ($33.5 million) from the financial organization, has been released from detention and placed under house arrest until April 4.12:40 13.03.2019
Financial expert gets 2.5 years for $2 mln embezzlement from Russian bankFinancial expert and former co-owner of the British Portsmouth Football Club Vladimir Antonov was sentenced to 2.5 years in penal colony for involvement in embezzling 150 million rubles (over $2 million) from Russia’s Bank Sovestky.17:56 11.03.2019
Former Russian banker arrested in absentia as part of $520 mln embezzlement caseMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Monday issued an arrest warrant for ex-president of Otkritie Bank Eugeny Dankevich charged with 34-billion-ruble embezzlement (about $520 million) in absentia.16:59 11.03.2019
Claim to forfeit Moscow Region district ex-head’s $150 mln assets to be heard on March 21The Krasnogorsk City Court in the Moscow Region will begin hearing a lawsuit lodged by prosecutors seeking to forfeit 10-billion-ruble ($150 million) assets of ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District Alexander Shestun on March 21.14:36 11.03.2019
Russian investigators seek to arrest ex-banker in absentia in $515 mln embezzlement caseThe Investigative Committee of Russia on Monday asked Moscow’s Basmanny District Court to arrest ex-president of Otkritie Bank Eugeny Dankevich in absentia as part of a 34-billion-ruble embezzlement case ($515 million).11:24 11.03.2019
Russian ex-construction official gets 8 years in prison for $15mln embezzlementThe Moscow Shcherbinsky District Court has found ex-first deputy director of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) Alexander Zagorulko guilty of embezzling budget funds worth over 1 billion rubles (about $15 million) allocated for construction and reconstruction of the Defense Ministry’s facilities.15:36 07.03.2019
Accomplice of ex-penitentiary official Korshunov seeks conditional releaseThe Moscow Lefortovsky District Court is to hear a petition of entrepreneur Marina Dyukova, an accomplice of ex-deputy chief of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov, seeking to be released on parole.12:17 05.03.2019
Moscow court to hear case of U.S. citizen charged with $167M embezzlementThe Moscow Basmanny District Court is to hear a criminal case of U.S. citizen Dmitry Kotlyarenko charged with embezzlement of over 11 billion rubles (about $167 million) and money laundering.20:23 04.03.2019
Moscow City Court upholds detention of Baring Vostok founder Michael CalveyThe Moscow City Court had dismissed an appeal filed by the founder of Baring Vostok investment company, U.S. citizen Michael Calvey, against his detention in a 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case.16:11 28.02.2019
Moscow court upholds detention of ex-head of Vostochny bank in Baring Vostok caseThe Moscow City Court has upheld the detention of ex- chairman of Vostochny bank board Alexey Kordichev charged in a 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case.17:38 26.02.2019
Russian court upholds detention of Baring Vostok partnerThe Moscow City Court had upheld the detention of Vagan Abgaryan, a partner of Baring Vostok investment company, in a 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case.13:59 26.02.2019
Probe into ex-penitentiary official Korshunov completed - investigatorsThe Investigative Committee of Russia has completed a probe into ex-Deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov and his alleged accomplices.17:46 25.02.2019
Appeal against Baring Vostok founder’s detention in embezzlement case set for Feb.28The Moscow City Court on February 28 will consider an appeal filed by the founder of Baring Vostok investment company, U.S. citizen Michael Calvey, against his detention in a 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case.14:34 20.02.2019
Moscow court again extends lawyer’s detention in Roscosmos embezzlement caseMoscow’s Babushkinsky District Court has extended detention of Tretyakov & Partners law firm chairman Igor Tretyakov, a defendant in a case on embezzling 330 million rubles (about $5 million) from Roscosmos state space corporation, until April 19.10:39 19.02.2019
Baring Vostok founder detained for 2 months in $40 mln embezzlement caseMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Saturday ordered detention of the founder of Baring Vostok investment company, U.S. citizen Michael Calvey, as part of a 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case.17:20 16.02.2019
Baring Vostok top managers suspected of $40 mln embezzlementThe founder of Baring Vostok investment company Michael Calvey and other top managers are suspected of embezzling 2.5 billion rubles (about $40 million).15:58 15.02.2019
Cousin of Russian senator Arashukov to stay jailed in $455 mln gas embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling on detention of Ruslan Arashukov, a cousin of ill-reputed Federation Council member Rauf Arashukov, in the 30-billion-ruble natural gas embezzlement case ($455 million).12:37 13.02.2019