Detained ex-head of Russian Biathlon Union put under house arrest in embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court on Monday released director of Russia’s picked teams training centre and ex-president of the Russian Biathlon Union Alexander Kravtsov charged with embezzling over 14 million rubles (about $175,000 at the current exchange rate) from detention and placed him under house arrest.16:47 02.11.2020
Start of drug planting trial against former Moscow policemen scheduled for NovemberThe Moscow City Court will begin the trial of former police officers, who have allegedly planted drugs on journalist Ivan Golunov, on November 11.12:40 29.10.2020
Irkutsk lawmaker's detention in embezzlement case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Monday dismissed an appeal against detention of Andrey Levchenko, lawmaker of the Irkutsk Region Legislative Assembly and son of a former regional Governor, who stands charged with embezzling over 185 million rubles (about $2.5 million).17:26 26.10.2020
Appeal against Bank Trust top manager’s detention in embezzlement case for November 9The Moscow City Court will consider an appeal against detention of executive director of the Bank Trust Mikhail Khabarov in a case over 900 million-ruble embezzlement on November 9.14:24 23.10.2020
Theater project embezzlement sentence appeals adjourned due to convict’s COVID-19 illnessThe Moscow City Court on Friday postponed appeals against sentence in a high-profile Seventh Studio stage company embezzlement case until November 18 because of the COVID-19 illness of convicted Director of the Russian Academic Youth Theater Sophia Apfelbaum.11:59 23.10.2020
Preliminary hearing in case of ex-policemen accused of drug planting set for October 28The Moscow City Court will conduct a preliminary hearing with regard to a case against former police officers, who have allegedly planted drugs on journalist Ivan Golunov, on October 28.18:09 22.10.2020
Sentence of actor Efremov in fatal car crash case reduced by 6 monthsThe Moscow City Court on Thursday reduced jail sentence of actor Mikhail Efremov in a fatal car crash case by 6 months, from 8 to 7.5 years.17:20 22.10.2020
Former Moscow policemen charged in journalist drug planting case go on trialA case against five former police officers charged with planting drugs on journalist Ivan Golunov has reached the Moscow City Court.15:24 21.10.2020
Appeal against Irkutsk lawmaker's detention in embezzlement case set for October 26The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against detention of Andrey Levchenko, lawmaker of the Irkutsk Region Legislative Assembly and son of a former regional Governor, who stands charged with embezzling over 185 million rubles (about $2.5 million), on October 26.18:00 20.10.2020
Appeals against sentence of actor Efremov postponed until October 22The Moscow City Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of appeals against sentence of actor Mikhail Efremov convicted of committing a fatal road traffic accident under the influence of alcohol until October 22.15:02 20.10.2020
Jail sentence of former vice-president of Russian insurer mitigated by 4 yearsThe Moscow City Court on Friday reduced prison sentence passed upon Sergey Khachaturov, former vice-president of Rosgosstrakh, the largest insurer in Russia, for his role in a stock fraud and money laundering scheme causing 8 billion rubles (about $104 million) loss from 8 to 4 years.14:56 16.10.2020
Organizers of illegal 2019 summer rallies ordered to pay Moscow restaurant over $3,000The Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling ordering collection of more than 240,000 rubles (over $3,000) from organizers of unauthorized rallies held in central Moscow in the summer of 2019 in favor of the restaurant Armenia.10:30 15.10.2020
Three ex-policemen charged in journalist drug planting case to stay detained till winterThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld extension of detention of three former police officers accused in a case over planting drugs on journalist Ivan Golunov until December 7.17:32 14.10.2020
Ex-top manager of Yugra bank freed from house arrest in $100 mln embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday replaced house arrest of ex-owner of Bank Yugra Alexey Khotin charged with embezzling 7.5 billion rubles (about $100 million) from the credit organization with a restraining order.18:52 13.10.2020
Rapper involved in central Moscow car crash ordered to stay detained until November 21The Moscow City Court on Monday dismissed an appeal against detention of rapper Elmin Guliyev accused of hitting pedestrians by car in central Moscow.The defendant is to remain detained until November 21, the court held.11:17 12.10.2020
Appeal of vice-president of Russian insurer against 8-year term set for mid-OctoberThe Moscow City Court has set an appeal lodged by Sergey Khachaturov, former vice-president of Rosgosstrakh, the largest insurer in Russia, against an 8-year prison sentence for his role in a stock fraud and money laundering scheme causing 8 billion rubles (about $104 million) loss for October 16.17:38 09.10.2020
Appeals against sentence of actor Efremov scheduled for October 20The Moscow City Court will consider appeals against sentence of actor Mikhail Efremov convicted of committing a fatal road traffic accident under the influence of alcohol on October 20.14:47 09.10.2020
Jury selection in father murder case against two sisters postponed for monthThe Moscow City Court on Monday again failed to select jurors in a case against sisters Krestina and Angelina Khachaturyan, who stand charged with killing their father, and adjourned the hearing until November 5.11:44 05.10.2020
Theater project embezzlement sentence appeals set for late OctoberThe Moscow City Court on Friday scheduled appeals against sentence in a high-profile Seventh Studio stage company embezzlement case for October 23.13:23 02.10.2020
Assets worth nearly $4 bln seized from four bankers on Russian Central Bank’s requestThe Moscow Commercial Court has distrained property worth 283.8 billion rubles (about $4 billion) belonging to Mikail Shishkhanov, ex-president of Binbank and owner of Rost Bank, and three other bankers upon a request of Russia’s Central Bank.14:32 01.10.2020