Sixty cases initiated in 2020 after prosecutorial inspections over withdrawal of bank fundsIn 2020, Russia’s investigative authorities opened 60 criminal cases over illegal withdrawal of credit organizations’ funds abroad as a result of prosecutorial inspections.11:32 10.03.2021
Gazprom branch office CEO released from detention as part of embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court has placed under house arrest the director of the Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Stavropol branch Guzer Khashukayev, who is a defendant in the case of embezzling natural gas worth more than 30 billion rubles ($405 million at the current exchange rate).16:04 04.03.2021
Russia seeks extradition of doctor Blum accused of athlete defraudingRussian prosecutors have forwarded a request for extradition of doctor Evgeny Blum charged with embezzling over 29 million rubles (about $400,000) from snowborder Maria Komissarova (Chaadayeva) to the Spanish Justice Ministry.12:14 01.03.2021
Navalny to serve Ives Rocher embezzlement sentence in Vladimir RegionConvicted Alexey Navalny has been transported to a penal colony in Russia’s Vladimir Region.10:50 01.03.2021
Moscow court detains two ex-bankers in $14 mln embezzlement caseMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court has placed two former top managers of a commercial bank charged with embezzling over 1 billion rubles (about $14 million) in detention.14:36 25.02.2021
Restraining order against ex-Ivanovo Region’s Governor extended again in embezzlement caseThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Thursday extended a restrictive order against auditor of the Account Chamber and ex-Governor of Russia’s Ivanovo Region Mikhail Men charged with embezzling 700 million rubles (over $9 million) until March 30.12:13 25.02.2021
Reversal of Navalny’s suspended sentence in Ives Rocher embezzlement case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Saturday upheld a lower court’s ruling replacing suspended sentence given to Alexey Navalny in the Ives Rocher embezzlement case with imprisonment.12:12 20.02.2021
Ex-governor of Khabarovsk Krai gets 5-year suspended term for $100K Rosneft embezzlementMoscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Wednesday passed a 5-year suspended sentence upon ex-governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Region Victor Ishayev for embezzling over 7.5 million rubles (over $100,000) from Rosneft oil company.15:23 17.02.2021
Case over TOAZ assets fraud in the Makhlais interests forwarded to prosecutorsThe Main Directorate on Major Crimes Investigation of Russia’s Investigative Committee has completed a probe into a criminal case against Xenia Balashova, the CEO of “Kontaz LLC”. Balashova stands charged with evasion of the profit tax for year 2008 (p.p. a, b of Article 199.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Earlier, Balashova pleaded guilty to the crimes charged declaring she acted under direct instructions of Vladimir Makhlai.11:41 17.02.2021
Criminal case over embezzlement of $5M from Russia’s Defense Ministry reaches courtA criminal case over embezzlement of 368 million rubles (about $5 million) the Defense Ministry allocated for the development and manufacturing of a 3D model to be used for repairs of a submarine has reached the St. Petersburg Kirovsky District to be adjudicated on the merits.17:54 16.02.2021
Ex-Khabarovsk head’s sentencing in Rosneft embezzlement case rescheduled for February 17Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Monday will announce sentence against ex-governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Region Victor Ishayev accused of embezzling over 7.5 million rubles (over $100,000) from Rosneft oil company on February 17, but not February 16 as was scheduled earlier.18:31 15.02.2021
Judgement dismissing case of ex-contractor of St. Petersburg detention facility upheldA judgement terminating criminal proceedings against an ex-CEO of a company contracted for construction of a detention facility in St. Petersburg Viktor Kudrin has been upheld by a higher court.17:38 12.02.2021
Former Dagestan information official extradited from SloveniaEx-Minister for Information Policy and Mass Communications of Russia’s Republic of Dagestan Nariman Gadzhiyev charged with embezzling over 2 million rubles has been extradited from Slovenia.14:42 12.02.2021
Ruling in Ives Rocher case against Navalny appealedAn appeal has been filed against replacement of a suspended sentence given to Alexey Navalny in the Ives Rocher embezzlement case with a real prison term.12:22 12.02.2021
Investigation into $320 mln Yugra bank embezzlement case completedInvestigation into a criminal case against former top manager of the Bank Yugra Alexey Khotin charged with embezzling 23.6 billion rubles ($320 million) from the credit organization has been completed.10:52 12.02.2021
Sentencing of ex-Khabarovsk governor in Rosneft embezzlement case set for February 16Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court will deliver sentence against ex-governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Region Victor Ishayev charged with embezzling more than 7.5 million rubles (over $100,000) from Rosneft oil company on February 16.17:43 11.02.2021
Chief accountant of Russian embassy in Israel gets 6 years for $700K embezzlementMoscow’s Nagatinsky District Court has sentenced chief accountant of Russia’s embassy in Israel Natalya Zhuravleva to 6 years in penal colony fo embezzling around 50 million rubles (about $700,000) of budget funds.10:56 11.02.2021
Alleged sponsor of Navalny’s foundation arrested in absentia in $400K embezzlement caseMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Monday issued an arrest warrant in absentia for businessman Alexander Khomenko, an alleged sponsor of Alexey Navalny’s foundation labeled as foreign agent, as part of a case over 30 million-ruble (over $400,000) embezzlement from the Moscow Region’s budget.11:16 08.02.2021
Businessman to spend nearly 5 years in prison for $7 mln embezzlementA court in the Murmansk Region has sentenced a businessman to 4 years and 10 months in prison for embezzling over 500 million rubles (about $7 mln) of credit funds.13:26 05.02.2021
Navalny’s suspended sentence in Ives Rocher embezzlement case replaced with prison termThe Simonovsky District Court during an offsite hearing in the Moscow City Court on Tuesday overturned a suspended sentence given to Alexey Navalny in the Ives Rocher embezzlement case and ordered him to 3.5 years in jail.20:40 02.02.2021