Seizure of Red October plant owner’s assets upheldThe Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s decision to seize assets belonging to Volgograd metallurgic plant Red October, Dmitry Gerasimenko, who is charged with embezzling VTB Bank’s $65 million credit.13:29 29.06.2017
Sentencing of Russian tycoon Polonsky set for July 12The Presnensky District Court of Moscow will announce sentence for Russian developer Sergey Polonsky, charged with large-scale embezzlement, on July 12.17:41 27.06.2017
Ex-Mezhprombank top manager convicted of embezzlement released from prisonFormer Mezhprombank executive Alexander Didenko, who had been sentenced to 3 years for embezzlement of over 28 billion rubles ($475 million) from the bank, was released from prison.11:59 26.06.2017
Defense appeals against detention of theater company Seventh Studio ex-producerThe defense of former chief producer of the Seventh Studio stage company Alexey Malobrodsky, suspected of embezzling public funds allocated for promotion of arts, has appealed against his detention by the ruling of the Presnensky District Court of Moscow.16:13 23.06.2017
Moscow court detains ex-producer of Russian theater company in embezzlement caseThe Presnensky District Court of Moscow has detained former chief producer of the Seventh Studio stage company Alexey Malobrodsky on suspicion of embezzling public funds allocated for promotion of art.17:56 21.06.2017
Sentence given to accountant convicted in $786,000 embezzlement case takes effectThe Moscow City Court has upheld the sentence given to accountant Yelena Silina for being an accomplice in the embezzlement of almost 44 million rubles ($786,000) from the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF).12:32 21.06.2017
Prosecutor seeks 8-years prison term for Russian tycoon Polonsky in embezzlement caseA prosecutor in the criminal case against Russian developer Sergey Polonsky, charged with large-scale embezzlement, had asked the court to sentence the defendant to eight years in prison and a 900,000 rubles (about $15,000) fine.15:58 20.06.2017
Ex-producer of Russian theater company arrested in embezzlement caseRussian investigators have arrested former chief producer of the Seventh Studio stage company Alexey Malobrodsky on suspicion of embezzling public funds allocated for promotion of art.10:45 20.06.2017
Employee of Probusinessbank sentenced to 3.5 years in $41 mln embezzlement caseThe Ostankinsky District Court in Moscow had sentenced a high-ranking manager of Russia’s Probusinessbank Marina Krylova to 3.5 years in a penal colony for assisting with embezzlement of 2.4 billion rubles (about $42 million at the current rate).11:50 16.06.2017
Ex-chief accountant of Russian embassy in Vietnam to go on trial on embezzlement chargesFormer chief accountant of Russian embassy in Vietnam Vladislav Balabkin charged with embezzling 6 million rubles (about $104,700) will go on trial.10:50 15.06.2017
Russian court refuses to mitigate sentence for Navalny’s brotherA court in the Oryol Region has denied a motion filed by the brother of opposition politician Alexey Navalny, Oleg, who had received a 3.5-year prison term in Yves Rocher embezzlement case, to mitigate his sentence.15:05 14.06.2017
Russian penitentiary ex-head gets 8 years in prison for embezzlementMoscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Wednesday sentenced former head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer to 8 years in prison in ankle bracelets embezzlement case.13:41 14.06.2017
Russian bank manager receives 7 years in prison for $464,000 embezzlementA court in Krasnoyarsk has sentenced a 28-year old bank manager to 7 years in prison for embezzling 26.4 million rubles ($464,000) from customer accounts.10:19 14.06.2017
Rusnano top manager appeals detention in $12.3 mln embezzlement caseAndrey Gorkov, a managing director of the state-owned technology corporation Rusnano, has appealed his detention in the case over embezzling more than 700 million rubles ($12.3 million).12:56 13.06.2017
Russian penitentiary ex-head found guilty of embezzlementEx-head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer has been found guilty of embezzlement.11:52 13.06.2017
Ex-chief accountant of Russian theater company pleads guilty to embezzlementEx-chief accountant of the Seventh Studio stage company Nina Maslyayeva, who stands charged with embezzling public funds allocated for promotion of art, pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with investigation.11:49 08.06.2017
Ex-banker Ablyazov sentenced to 20 years in absentia by Kazakh courtThe Specialized Criminal Interdistrict Court of Almaty has sentenced ex-chairman of the Kazakh BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov to 20 years in prison in absentia for embezzlement and organizing a criminal gang.10:51 07.06.2017
Defendants in Culture Ministry embezzlement case pay $2.3 mln in damagesFormer Deputy Minister of Culture Grigory Pirumov and other defendants in the so-called case of restorers have paid about 163 million rubles in damages ($2.3 million).15:45 06.06.2017
Ex-chief of Moscow library of Ukrainian literature receives 4-year suspended sentenceEx-director of the Moscow library of Ukrainian literature Natalya Sharina on Monday received a 4-year suspended sentence for inciting ethnic hatred and embezzling entrusted property valued at around 2.2 million rubles ($38,800).12:58 05.06.2017
Ex-chief of Ukrainian literature library found guilty of extremism, embezzlementThe Meshchansky District Court on Monday found ex-director of the Moscow library of Ukrainian literature guilty of inciting ethnic hatred and embezzling entrusted property valued at around 2.2 million rubles ($38,800).10:59 05.06.2017