Gogol Center theater director’s assets seized as part of embezzlement caseMoscow’s Basmanny District Court has seized assets belonging to the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, who stands charged with large-scale embezzlement.13:45 09.11.2017
Ex-Culture Ministry official appeals house arrest in embezzlement caseFormer official of Russia’s Culture Ministry Sophia Apfelbaum, who stands charged in the embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, has filed an appeal against a court decision to put her under house arrest.18:00 08.11.2017
Moscow court overturns ruling on detention of Ukraine’s Naftogaz ex-chairmanThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday vacated a lower court’s order to put ex-head of Ukraine’s largest oil and gas corporation Naftogaz Igor Bakay in detention as part of a large-scale embezzlement case.16:54 08.11.2017
Sentence of Russian tycoon Polonsky upheldThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld the sentence given to Russian businessman Sergey Polonsky for large-scale embezzlement.15:48 08.11.2017
Russian Basketball Federation ex-chief appeals sentence in embezzlement caseYulia Anikeyeva, former president of the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF), filed an appeal against a 4.5-year prison sentence she had earlier received for embezzlement of 44 million rubles (about $753,000 at the current exchange rate).09:59 08.11.2017
Detention of ex-Russian penitentiary deputy chief extended for 3 monthsMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Tuesday extended detention of ex-Deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov charged with large scale embezzlement until February 13. In October, President Vladimir Putin relieved Korshunov of his post.15:45 07.11.2017
Ex-chairman of Ukraine’s Naftogaz appeals against detentionEx-head of Ukraine’s largest oil and gas corporation Naftogaz Igor Bakay allegedly involved in embezzlement has filed an appeal against his detention.12:59 02.11.2017
Moscow court detains ex-chairman of Ukraine’s Naftogaz in embezzlement caseMoscow’s Tagansky District Court on Tuesday ordered the detention of ex-head of Ukraine’s largest oil and gas corporation Naftogaz Igor Bakay as part of a large-scale embezzlement case.16:43 31.10.2017
Ex-Culture Ministry official charged with embezzlement denied $17,000 bailMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday refused to release ex-Culture Ministry official Sophia Apfelbaum, who stands charged in the embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, on a 1-million-ruble bail (about $17,000).17:03 27.10.2017
Ex-Culture Ministry official pleads not guilty to embezzlementFormer official of the Culture Ministry and current director of the Russian Academic Youth Theater Sophia Apfelbaum, who stands charged in the embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, has pleaded not guilty.14:14 27.10.2017
Russia extradites two men to Czech Republic for sentence executionRussia has extradited to the Czech Republic two individuals convicted of robbery and embezzlement for execution of sentence against them.10:59 27.10.2017
Moscow court to review sentence of Russia’s penitentiary ex-head on November 14The Moscow City Court will consider appeals against the sentence of former head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer and his accomplices, found guilty of embezzling funds allocated for procurement of ankle bracelets.16:57 26.10.2017
Ex-official of Russian Culture Ministry arrested as part of high-profile embezzlement caseFormer official of the Culture Ministry Sophia Apfelbaum has been arrested as part of the embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov.15:32 26.10.2017
Convicted ex-senator gets 8.5 years in prison for $3.3 mln embezzlementFormer Russian senator and owner of Liviz liquor producer Alexander Sabadash, who had been earlier convicted of attempted embezzlement, was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for stealing 190 million rubles ($3.3 million) from Bank Tavrichesky.10:59 25.10.2017
Russian Basketball Federation ex-chief gets 4.5 years in prison for embezzlementMoscow’s Chertanovsky District Court on Monday sentenced Yulia Anikeyeva, former president of the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF), to 4.5 years in prison for embezzling 44 million rubles (about $766,000 at the current exchange rate).15:16 23.10.2017
Russian nationalist Potkin convicted of embezzlement to stay in prisonThe Moscow City Court has upheld refusal to change the sentence given to Russian nationalist Alexander Potkin for embezzlement and organization of an extremist movement from prison term to community service.14:00 23.10.2017
Russian Basketball Federation ex-chief found guilty of embezzlementThe Chertanovsky District Court of Moscow has found ex-president of the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) Yulia Anikeyeva guilty of embezzling 44 million rubles (about $766,000 at the current exchange rate).13:48 23.10.2017
Producer’s arrest in absentia in theater director embezzlement case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Friday upheld the arrest of producer Yekaterina Voronova in absentia as part of a 68-million-ruble ($1.1 million) embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov.10:30 20.10.2017
Russian penitentiary official allegedly involved in embezzlement put in jailThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Thursday ordered the detention of Deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) financial and economic directorate Svetlana Alekseyeva charged with aiding and abetting embezzlement.17:40 19.10.2017
Investigators ask court to detain Russian penitentiary official in embezzlement caseInvestigators have demanded to place Deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) financial and economic directorate Svetlana Alekseyeva charged with aiding and abetting embezzlement in detention.13:24 19.10.2017