Case over $157,000 bribe launched against two Moscow investigatorsThe Main Investigative Department of the Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case over receipt of a bribe in the amount of 12 million rubles (about $157,000 at the current exchange rate) by the head and deputy head of the investigative department of the Interior Ministry in the Solntsevo district of Moscow.10:51 23.04.2021
Former State Duma MP fined over $260 for organizing illegal rallyMoscow’s Khamovnichesky District Court on Thursday imposed an administrative fine on ex-State Duma lawmaker Vladimir Ryzhkov in a case over organizing illegal actions.17:36 22.04.2021
Former Russian security colonel admitting to graft sentenced to 7 years behind barsThe Moscow Garrison Military Court on Thursday sentenced reserve lieutenant colonel of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Kirill Cherkalin, who had pled guilty to taking bribes, to 7 years in high-security prison14:40 22.04.2021
One more illegal rally participant sentenced to jail for assault on policemanMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Thursday sentenced a participant of the illegal January 23 rally Stanislav Akhmedov to 2 years in penal colony for attack against a police officer.12:04 22.04.2021
Navalny’s associate Sobol arrested in Moscow - lawyerAn ally of Alexey Navalny, Lyubov Sobol, was arrested in south Moscow on Wednesday.12:10 21.04.2021
Ex-Deputy Emergencies Minister sentenced to 5 years behind bars for fraudThe former First Deputy Emergencies Minister, Lieutenant General Sergey Shlyakov received 5 years in jail for fraud on Tuesday.17:19 20.04.2021
Ex-Ivanovo head's restraining order changed to travel restrictions in embezzlement caseThe Supreme Court of Russia on Tuesday replaced a restraining order imposed on ex-Governor of Russia’s Ivanovo Region Mikhail Men charged with embezzling 700 million rubles (over $9 million) with travel restrictions.12:45 20.04.2021
Defense witness in actor Efremov case pleads not guilty to willful false testimonyTevan Badasyan, a defense witness in the deadly road traffic accident case against actor Mikhail Efremov, on Monday pled not guilty to intended making of false statements concerning the car crash.11:44 19.04.2021
Arashukov case to be heard by Moscow City CourtThe Moscow City Court will consider a criminal case against Raul Arashukov, ex-advisor of a CEO of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz, his son, ex-senator Rauf Arashukov and other defendants.18:29 16.04.2021
Moscow Economic Policy Department's official charged with $65K bribery - investigatorsDeputy chief of the Moscow Economic Policy Department Leonid Kostroma and two other persons stand charged with taking over 5 million rubles (over $65,000) in bribes.17:01 16.04.2021
Videographer of Navalny’s foundation to be imprisoned for 2 years in extremism casePavel Zelensky, a camera-control engineer of a foundation founded by Alexey Navalny, on Friday received two years in penal colony as part of an extremism case.16:47 16.04.2021
Moscow court to consider case over COVID-19 vaccination certificates forgeryThe Babushkinsky District Court will hear a criminal case over forgery of 12 COVID-19 vaccination certificates.14:15 16.04.2021
Moscow Economic Policy Department's official detained for 2 months in bribery caseThe Presnensky District Court on Friday detained deputy head of the Moscow Economic Policy Department Leonid Kostroma in pre-trial detention as part of a graft case until June 14.13:48 16.04.2021
Investigators seek to put deputy head of Moscow Economic Policy Department in detentionInvestigators have filed a motion seeking to place deputy head of the Moscow Economic Policy Department Leonid Kostroma in pre-trial detention in a bribery case.11:40 16.04.2021
Rapper gets 4 years in custody for road traffic accident in central MoscowThe Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow on Thursday ordered rapper Elmin Guliyev to serve 4 years in penal colony for hitting pedestrians by car in the city center under the influence of drugs.14:15 15.04.2021
Sobol sentenced to suspended community service for illegal entry into dwellingOpposition figure Lyubov Sobol on Thursday was sentenced to one-year suspended community service with 10% monthly pay deduction for forcible violation of inviolability of dwelling.11:52 15.04.2021
Prosecutor urges community service for Sobol in case over illegal entry into dwellingMoscow’s Perovsky District Court on Wednesday was asked to sentence opposition figure Lyubov Sobol to the one-year community service in a case over forcible violation of inviolability of dwelling.17:17 14.04.2021
Prosecutor demands over 4 years in jail for rapper involved in car crash in central MoscowA prosecutor on Wednesday asked the Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow to sentence rapper Elmin Guliyev accused of hitting pedestrians by car in the city center to 4 years and 4 months in penal colony.16:35 14.04.2021
Investigators seek to detain ex-owner of notorious Moscow confectionaryInvestigators have filed a motion seeking to detain ex-owner of Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik Ilya Averyanov until June 12 as part of a new case against him over attempted murder.16:36 13.04.2021
Russian man suspected of treason placed in detention for three monthsMoscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Tuesday ordered detention of Russian citizen Valery Golubkin suspected of treason until June 12.14:12 13.04.2021