Russian Finance Ministry ordered to pay acquitted art expert Basner $36,000The St. Petersburg City Court has collected 2.25 million rubles (about $36,000) from the Russian Finance Ministry in favor of prominent art expert Yelena Basner acquitted of fraud.14:59 26.04.2018
U.S. national appeals 3-year-long sentence in Russia for fraudU.S. national George Hager convicted of $7 million fraud in Russia has appealed a 3-year prison sentence given to him by Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on April 10.12:39 18.04.2018
Poland extradites false healer charged with fraud to RussiaAuthorities of Poland have extradited false healer Alla Narushevichene, who is charged with large-scale fraud, to Russia.15:49 16.04.2018
U.S. national sentenced to 3 years in Russian prison for $7 mln fraudMoscow’s Presnensky District Court has sentenced U.S. national George Hager to 3 years in prison for $7 million fraud.12:59 10.04.2018
Ulmart co-owner Kostygin placed under house arrest againA co-owner of Russian Internet retailer Ulmart Dmitry Kostygin, who stands charged with large-scale credit fraud, has been placed under house arrest again.14:53 09.04.2018
CEO of Russian hydraulic equipment plant charged with fraudCEO of the Baltiysky hydraulic equipment plant Alexander Kharitonov has been charged with fraud and money laundering.15:59 05.04.2018
Former Russian lawyer gets 7 years in prison for fraudEx-lawyer and former TV host Vladimir Reznik (Oreshnikov) has been sentenced to 7 years in high-security prison for fraud.12:42 04.04.2018
Release order of Ulmart co-owner Kostygin overturnedThe St. Petersburg City Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court’s order to release a co-owner of Russian Internet retailer Ulmart Dmitry Kostygin, who stands charged with credit fraud, from house arrest.14:59 21.03.2018
Retired judge charged with $90,000 attempted fraudA retired judge of the Saratov Region Court has been charged with attempted fraud in the amount of 5.1 million rubles (about $90,000).17:54 20.03.2018
Spanish authorities hand over Russian businessman Lyagin to FSBSpanish authorities have handed over Russian businessman Mikhail Lyagin, charged with fraud and money laundering in Russia, to officers of the Federal Security Service (FSB).18:59 21.02.2018
Ulmart co-owner charged with fraud released from house arrestThe Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg has released Dmitry Kostygin, a co-owner of Russian Internet retailer Ulmart, charged with credit fraud, from house arrest.11:14 15.02.2018
Russian investigation into late ex-MP Voronenkov completedInvestigation into deceased ex-communist lawmaker Denis Voronenkov charged in Russia with fraud has been completed.12:59 12.02.2018
Prosecutors seek extradition of Russian man charged with fraud crypto currency from GreeceRussia has sent a new request to Greece for extradition of Alexander Vinnik charged in the U.S. with a $4-billion crypto currency fraud.12:45 12.01.2018
Cypriot company accuses Manafort of financial fraudThe Surf Horizon Limited, a company registered in Cyprus and allegedly linked to Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska, accused Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald Trump, and his partner Richard Gates, of fraud and fraudulent concealment.12:59 11.01.2018
Ulmart co-owner seeks bankruptcy of Internet retailer’s shareholderDmitry Kostygin, a co-owner of Russian Internet retailer Ulmart, charged with credit fraud, has filed a bankruptcy petition against the company’s shareholder Mikhail Vasinkevich.17:48 09.01.2018
Criminal case opened in Bulgaria on complaint of Russian businessman Andrey VarganovThe prosecutor's office of the city of Silistra on the complaint of Russian businessman Andrey Varganov opened a criminal case against his former business partner Chudomir Dobrev Ivanov for a number of articles, including fraud, forgery of documents and misappropriation of property.12:58 26.12.2017
St. Petersburg court extends house arrest of Russian e-commerce giant’s co-ownerThe Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg on Friday extended the house arrest of Dmitry Kostygin, a co-owner of Russian Internet retailer Ulmart, charged with credit fraud, until February 14.16:29 08.12.2017
Russian Authors’ Society ex-head to be released on paroleThe Ryazan Regional Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling to grant parole for Sergey Fedotov, former Director General of the Russian Authors’ Society (RAO), who had been sentenced for 1.5 years in prison for large scale fraud.16:31 07.12.2017
Ex-Russian senator sentenced to 6 years in prison for fraudEx-Federation Council member from Russia’s Republic of Karelia Devletkhan Alikhanov has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for fraud.16:48 24.11.2017
Refusal to collect $273K from acquitted art expert Basner in favor of collector upheldThe St. Petersburg City Court has upheld refusal to collect 16.2 million rubles ($273,000 at the current exchange rate) from prominent art expert Yelena Basner on a claim by art collector Andrey Vasilyev.11:59 21.11.2017