Arrest of Browder in absentia upheld by Moscow courtThe Moscow City Court has dismissed an appeal against a lower court’s ruling to arrest Hermitage Capital Management CEO William Browder in absentia.14:58 22.03.2017
Ex-manager of Roscosmos found dead in detention did not plan to admit guilt – lawyerFormer top manager of the Russian space agency Roscosmos Vladimir Yevdokimov, who died in a detention center under indeterminate circumstances, was not going to cooperate with investigators, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday.10:50 21.03.2017
Former top managers of restoration company to be tried for alleged embezzlementInvestigators from St. Petersburg have completed investigation into a criminal case against former head manager of restoration company Intarsia, Viktor Smirnov, and his deputy, Dmitry Sokolov, who are charged with embezzlement.13:19 17.03.2017
Russian authorities identify embezzlement of $17.2 mln allocated for disabled peopleThe Moscow Prosecutor’s Office has identified embezzlement of over one billion rubles ($17.2 mln) allocated from budget for employment of disabled people.10:55 17.03.2017
Moscow court upholds $420 mln claim of BTA Bank against AblyazovThe Moscow Commercial Court has granted a petition by BTA Bank demanding to uphold and execute in Russia a ruling of London’s High Court of Justice ordering to collect $420 million from bank’s ex-chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov.16:45 14.03.2017
Supreme Court upholds termination of MP status for Ilya Ponomaryov once moreThe Supreme Court of Russia has upheld its previous ruling to preliminary terminate State Duma lawmaker’s status for Ilya Ponomaryov charged with embezzlement at the Skolkovo Foundation.17:21 09.03.2017
Russian ex-deputy minister of culture to stay in detention until June 15The Moscow City Court has extended detention of ex-Deputy Minister of Culture Grigory Pirumov, who stands charged with embezzling 100 million rubles ($1.5 million) of public funds allocated for restoration of cultural heritage objects, until June 15.15:21 09.03.2017
Russian investigators seek for foreign accounts of Bashneft ex-CEORussian investigators have sent requests to foreign bank seeking information on presence of accounts belonging to former Bashneft CEO Ural Rakhimov who stands charged with embezzlement upon the company’s stock sale.12:13 09.03.2017
Navalny’s appeal against Kirovles retrial sentence to be reviewed on March 15The Kirovsky Regional Court will hear an appeal against sentence of Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny, who has earlier been found guilty in Kirovles embezzlement case for the second time.13:52 06.03.2017
Ex-Aeroflot top manager sentenced to 8 years in absentia for $122.5 mln embezzlementMoscow’s Savelovsky District Court on Friday sentenced Nikolay Glushkov, former Aeroflot first Deputy Director General in charge of Finance, to 8 years in prison and a 1 million ruble fine ($17,100) in absentia for embezzling over $122.5 million from the airline company.18:24 03.03.2017
Prosecutor again seeks 8 years in jail for Aeroflot ex-manager in embezzlement caseProsecutor has again demanded an 8-year prison sentence for Nikolay Glushkov, former Aeroflot first Deputy Director General in charge of Finance, who stands accused of embezzling over $122.5 million from the airline company.12:03 03.03.2017
Prosecutors seek extradition of Russian tycoon Pugachev from FranceRussian Prosecutor General’s Office has forwarded a request to France seeking extradition of Sergey Pugachev, once an influential tycoon, who is charged with embezzlement.14:57 02.03.2017
Lawyer put on trial for alleged attempt to embezzle part of investigator’s bribeA court in Vladimir will review a criminal case against lawyer, who allegedly embezzled 150,000 rubles ($2,600) from bribe that was to be transferred to an investigator.16:58 01.03.2017
Former Russian senator sentenced to 7 years in prison for $17.4 mln embezzlementMoscow’ s Lefortovsky District Court on Monday sentenced ex-federal senator for the Belgorod Region, Sergey Popelnyukhov, to 7 years in prison for embezzling over 1 billion rubles ($17.4 million) allocated for construction of Kalashnikov assault rifles manufacturing plants in Venezuela.17:17 27.02.2017
Former Trust Bank top manager gets 7 years in prison for embezzlementMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Monday sentenced former Trust Bank top manager Oleg Dikusar to 7 years in prison for embezzling 14.6 billion rubles ($227 million).15:56 27.02.2017
Trust Bank ex-manager found guilty of embezzling $227 millionThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow has found former Trust Bank top manager Oleg Dikusar guilty of embezzling 14.6 billion rubles ($227 million).13:55 27.02.2017
Proceedings in criminal case against Russian billionaire Fetisov to begin on March 6The Presnensky District Court of Moscow will begin hearings in a criminal case against ex-owner of My Bank Gleb Fetisov, who was charged with embezzlement of nearly two billion rubles ($35 million), on March 6.16:59 21.02.2017
Lawyers ask Committee of Ministers to take measures after Navalny’s Kirovles retrialLawyers representing Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny, who has earlier been sentenced in Kirovles embezzlement case for the second time, asked the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to “exercise any and all available options to assist in the execution of the judgment.”13:55 21.02.2017
Hermitage Capital CEO again arrested in absentia by Russian courtMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court again issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Hermitage Capital Management CEO William Browder.16:47 20.02.2017
Roscosmos official to remain detained in $3 mln embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling to extend the detention of Vladimir Yevdokimov, executive director of the Russian space agency Roscosmos allegedly involved in embezzling 200 million rubles ($3.5 million) from MiG aircraft company.15:58 20.02.2017