Ex-accountant involved in Serebrennikov case confirms cash-out in courtEx-chief accountant of Seventh Studio stage company Nina Maslyayeva, a defendant in a multimillion embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, confirmed cash out transactions while giving testimony in court on Friday.13:55 25.01.2019
Sentence tightened for ex-Russian Deputy Culture Minister in restoration embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court on Thursday toughened sentence for ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov to 3 years in prison with a 1-million-ruble fine for embezzling over 100 million rubles ($1.5 million) allocated for the restoration of cultural objects.13:30 24.01.2019
Russian attorney to stay jailed until February 19 in Roscosmos embezzlement caseThe Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow on Monday extended detention of Tretyakov & Partners law firm chairman Igor Tretyakov until February 19 as part of a case on embezzling 330 million rubles (about $5 million) from Roscosmos state space corporation.18:02 21.01.2019
Ex-employees of Russian bank receive 3 years in prison for $8.5 mln embezzlementA court in Tyumen, a city in Western Siberia, has sentenced ex-several employees of the Siberian Bank for Reconstruction and Development to 3 years in prison each for embezzling more than 560 million rubles ($8.5 million) from the financial organization.17:41 18.01.2019
Seizure of ex-Deputy Culture Minister’s assets upheld in $7 mln embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court on Monday upheld a ruling extending the seizure of property belonging to ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov charged with $7 million embezzlement.14:53 14.01.2019
Ex-Seventh Studio accountant to stay under house arrest in theater embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court on Monday extended house arrest for ex-chief accountant of Seventh Studio stage company Nina Maslyayeva, a defendant in a multimillion embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, until April 19.12:10 14.01.2019
Vostochny Cosmodrome contractor detained in $400k embezzlement caseA court in Blagoveshchensk, a city in Russia’s Far East, has ordered detention for Anton Novikov, CEO of LEO TELECOM company, a contractor of Vostochny Cosmodrome, as part of a 26-million-ruble embezzlement case.12:11 10.01.2019
Investigators seek to extend detention for lawyer involved in Roscosmos embezzlement caseInvestigators have filed a motion seeking to extend detention of the chairman of the law firm Tretyakov & Partners Igor Tretyakov involved in a case on embezzling 330 million rubles (about $5 million) from Roscosmos state space corporation for 2 months.11:59 14.12.2018
Moscow court upholds sentence for accomplice of penitentiary ex-officialThe Moscow City Court has upheld a 2.5-year prison sentence given to entrepreneur Marina Dyukova as part of a criminal case involving ex-deputy chief of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov.13:01 13.12.2018
Embezzlement case against Russian communications watchdog’s spokesman droppedInvestigators have closed an embezzlement case against the spokesperson of Russia’s communications agency Roskomnadzor Vadim Ampelonsky.13:47 05.12.2018
Another appeal of Rosneft subsidiaries’ bankruptcy commissioner to be reviewedThe Moscow City Court’s Presidium has ordered a lower court to review an appeal over extension of preliminary investigation against the former bankruptcy commissioner of several Russia’s Rosneft subsidiaries Oleg Smetanin charged with embezzling more than 300 million rubles ($4.5 million).13:59 04.12.2018
Moscow court rules to review appeal of Rosneft subsidiaries’ bankruptcy commissionerThe Moscow City Court has ordered review of an appeal against actions of investigators in a criminal case of the former bankruptcy commissioner of several Russia’s Rosneft subsidiaries Oleg Smetanin charged with embezzling more than 300 million rubles ($4.5 million).17:38 03.12.2018
Woman convicted of stealing millions for Church of Scientology gets one more sentenceThe Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg on Thursday sentenced Ekaterina Zaborskikh, who had been earlier convicted of embezzling millions of rubles from real estate investors and transferring the money to the Church of Scientology Moscow, to 5.5 years in prison for a similar crime.15:29 29.11.2018
House arrest upheld for Rostec embezzlement case defendantsThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld extension of house arrest for ex-CEO of Compass engineering bureau Murad Safin and ex-CEO of Prompostavka company Ruslan Suleimanov, who stand charged with embezzlement of more than 800 million rubles ($12 million) from Rostec Corporation.16:59 27.11.2018
Summa Group owners to remain jailed in embezzlement case until FebruaryThe Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling to extend detention of Summa Group owner Ziyavudin Magomedov and his brother, the company’s co-owner Magomed Magomedov, who are charged with organizing a criminal gang and embezzlement, until February 5.17:13 23.11.2018
Ex-Rosneft top manager accused of embezzlement returns to Russia aided by ombudsmanThe former vice-president of Rosneft oil company Anatoly Loktionov, who stands charged with embezzlement, has returned to Russia with the assistance of business ombudsman Boris Titov.12:05 23.11.2018
Ex-construction official’s sentence for embezzlement mitigated by Russian courtThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday reduced a sentence of ex-deputy chief of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) Alexander Buryakov convicted of embezzlement during construction and reconstruction of the Defense Ministry facilities by 3 months.14:47 21.11.2018
Summa Group subsidiary interim manager demands $260 mln from Magomedov brothersA temporary manager of GlobalElectroService company, a subsidiary of the troubled Summa Group, has lodged a claim with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking to recover 17.1 billion rubles (about $260 million) from Ziyavudin Magomedov his brother Magomed and 14 other individuals and companies.11:53 21.11.2018
Ex-rector of St. Petersburg Agrarian University detained on embezzlement chargesEx-rector of the St. Petersburg Agrarian University Victor Yefimov, who stands charged with embezzlement, has been placed in detention until December 14.18:06 19.11.2018
Ex-Deputy Culture Minister Pirumov to remain detained in embezzlement caseThe Moscow City court on Monday upheld extension of detention for ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov charged with embezzlement during the construction of a Hermitage Museum’s building.13:55 19.11.2018