Vienna court upholds verdict against former son-in-law of Kazakh presidentOn December 17, 2012, a court in Vienna upheld charges against former Kazakh Ambassador to Austria Rakhat Aliyev, who is accused of creating a criminal group for purposes of extortion and money laundering, Vienna lawyer Gabriel Lansky representing the plaintiffs in the case said at a news conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday.14:23 13.03.2013
Bribery, extortion case launched against ex-Russian Air Force commanderThe Odintsovo Garrison Military Tribunal has accepted the launch of criminal proceedings against a former commander of the Swifts aerobatics team.16:20 15.01.2013
Penitentiary Service officers suspected of 2 million euro blackmailTwo high-ranking officials of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FPS), Alexander Tyurin and Igor Fomenko, are suspected of extorting two million euros for a contract for the production of electronic tracking bracelets.12:14 24.12.2012
Moscow region police caught in $1 mln extortion scamA group of police officers in the Moscow Region have been charged with extortion, demanding $1 million for the return of goods they had illegally seized.12:26 06.11.2012
Arrest of two police officers in case on $150k fraud extendedThe Moscow Presnensky District Court has extended until October 18 the arrest of two Moscow high-ranking police officers on charges of fraud and attempting to extort $150,000.16:31 14.08.2012
MP's extortion, murder case to be reviewedThe criminal case of former State Duma deputy Mikhail Glushchenko will be reconsidered under a decision by the St. Petersburg City Court.09:58 08.08.2012
Jurors flunk panel selection in extortion trialThe Moscow City Court has failed to select a board of jurors to consider the case against former Investigative Committee employee Andrei Grivtsov, who has been accused of extorting a $15 million bribe.14:53 16.07.2012
IKEA executive receives 5 years behind barsMoscow's Dorogomilovsky District Court has reviewed a case of attempted commercial bribery combined with large-scale extortion and sentenced head of IKEA MOS leasing division Swedish national Okan Yunalan to five years in prison.11:11 11.07.2012
Former MP given eight years in jail contests sentenceFormer State Duma Deputy Mikhail Glushchenko, sentenced to eight years in prison for extortion by a St. Petersburg court in early March, has contested the sentence.11:17 11.03.2012
Ex-lawmaker sentenced to eight years for $10 mln extortionA St. Petersburg district court sentenced on Thursday former MP Mikhail Glushchenko to eight years in prison for extorting $10 million.16:22 01.03.2012
$3.5 mln lawsuit against Aeroflot filed with U.S. courtU.S. travel agency Riviera Travel & Tours has submitted a $3.5 million lawsuit against Aeroflot, claiming that its employee extorted money from the agency.17:42 09.02.2012