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Businessman Ponomarev faces tax evasion trial in Moscow Region

A court in Solnechnogorsk, a town near Moscow, will hear a criminal case over tax evasion and attempted fraud against businessman Konstantin Ponomarev already convicted of false denunciation.

09:46 25.08.2020

Assets worth nearly $14 mln seized from Moscow Region district ex-head

A court in Odintsovo town near Moscow on Wednesday forfeited immovable assets in the amount of more than 1 billion rubles (about $14 million) belonging to ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District Alexander Shestun.

11:24 12.08.2020

Three defendants in child trafficking case to stay detained till mid-September

The Moscow City Court has upheld detention of three obstetrics and gynecology doctors accused of the surrogacy mothers’ children trade.

10:25 06.08.2020

Appeals against detention of three child trafficking case defendants set for August 3

The Moscow City Court will consider appeals against detention of three defendants in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children on August 3.

10:46 30.07.2020

Man convicted of female blogger murder to serve 9-year prison term

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a 9-year high-security prison sentence given to the Moscow Region resident Maxim Gareyev for killing female blogger Yekaterina Semochkina.

19:09 28.07.2020

New embezzlement case against ex-Deputy Culture Minister to be considered in Moscow Region

A court in Krasnogorsk town near Moscow will consider a new case against ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov over the 800 million-ruble (over $11 million) organized embezzlement allocated for restoration of the Hermitage Museum.

15:08 27.07.2020

Investigators seek to detain four defendants in child traffic case

Investigators seek to detain four defendants in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children

11:38 16.07.2020

Ex-head of Moscow Region’s district additionally charged with criminal community creation

Additional charges of creation of a criminal community have been brought against ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Klin District Alexander Postrigan accused of embezzlement, forgery and abuse of office.

13:59 02.07.2020

Ex-Moscow Region Finance Minister’s harsh sentence for embezzlement reduced by 4 months

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday mitigated prison sentence given to the former Finance Minister of the Moscow Region Alexey Kuznetsov in the 14 billion-ruble (about $200 million) embezzlement case from 14 years in penal colony to 13 years and 8 months.

17:34 30.06.2020

Moscow Region court detains suspect in kidnapping of Russian lawyer’s son

A court in the Moscow Region’s town of Solnechnogorsk has detained lawyer Eduard Gladilin until August 6 as part of a case over kidnapping of a 17-year son of attorney Konstantin Skrypnik.

10:10 17.06.2020

Suspect in kidnapping of son of Russian lawyer arrested

A man suspected of kidnapping of a 17-year son of attorney Konstantin Skrypnik has been arrested.

11:58 11.06.2020

COVID-19 carrier faces trial on allegations of escape from Moscow Region hospital

A court in Zhukovsky, a town in the Moscow Region, will consider a criminal case over escape of coronavirus infected man from a hospital.

10:33 29.05.2020

Suspect in trampling on flowers at Victory Memorial near Moscow put under house arrest

A court in the Moscow Region has ruled that a local resident suspected of damaging a Great Patriotic War memorial in the town of Chernogolovka is to be put under home arrest.

15:12 28.05.2020

Former Moscow Region official gets 6-year suspended term for $565k extortion

A former deputy head of the Moscow Region town of Zvenigorod Oleg Mochalkin has received a 6-year suspended sentence for extorting more than 40 million rubles ($565,000) from his chief.

16:09 21.05.2020

Probe opened into deadly crash of military helicopter in Moscow Region

A criminal case has been opened after the crash of a military helicopter Mi-8 in the Moscow Region resulted in the death of three crew members.

11:43 20.05.2020

Ex-Moscow Region tax official gets 4-year suspended term for fraud

A former chief of division of work with taxpayers of the Federal Tax Service’s Istra Inspection in the Moscow Regiona Olga Mikheyeva has received a 4-year suspended sentence for fraud.

15:59 19.05.2020

Owner of burnt Moscow Region hospice put in detention

An owner of a private hospice in the Moscow Region’s town of Krasnogorsk where fire had killed 11elderly patients was placed in detention upon a court order.

10:53 13.05.2020

Owner of Moscow Region hospice pleads guilty in deadly fire case

An owner of a private hospice in the Moscow Region’s town of Krasnogorsk pleaded guilty and repented as part of a case over the fire that had led to the death of 11 patients.

13:10 12.05.2020

Probe opened into deadly fire in Moscow Region private hospice

Investigation was launched into the fire in a private hospice in the Moscow Region’s town of Krasnogorsk that led to the death of over 10 people.

11:59 12.05.2020

Russian police report decrease in number of detentions during COVID-19 pandemic

At times of the coronavirus pandemic police investigative bodies are oriented to mostly apply non-custodial restrictive measures against persons suspected and accused of non-serious crimes, the press service of the Presidential Council for Human Rights reports citing acting Deputy Interior Minister Nikolay Patapenya.

11:07 07.05.2020