New defendants to be involved in Bank of Moscow case - Interior MinistryNew defendants may be involved in the Bank of Moscow embezzlement case.17:13 13.02.2012
Russia's richest woman to be granted inviolability during interrogationInvestigators offer a guarantee of inviolability to Russia's richest woman Yelena Baturina if she comes to Russia to testify as a witness in the criminal case on the theft of funds from the Bank of Moscow.16:32 13.02.2012
Police to form IT units to combat hackersThe Interior Ministry will use the existing K-Unit as the basis for new forces to combat cyber crime, says ministry's special technological operations office head Alexei Moshkov.12:26 13.02.2012
Newspaper head demands prosecution for pro-Kremlin movementKommersant Director General Demyan Kudryavtsev demanded prosecution for press secretary of the Nashi movement Kristina Potupchik, and other persons for preparing DDoS-attacks on Kommersant's website in 2008.11:43 09.02.2012
Notorious LUKOIL exec car crash won't be re-examinedInvestigators have refused to hold another examination of the high-profile car crash involving a LUKOIL vice president at the request of the husband of one of two doctors killed in the crash.11:10 09.02.2012
Magnitsky Case to be submitted for retrialInvestigators of the Interior Ministry said they were ready to submit the case of the late Sergei Magnitsky, a Hermitage Capital auditor, and Hermitage Capital CEO William Browder to court.12:22 07.02.2012
State-run company CEO arrested for selling official positionPolice officers have detained acting CEO of a state-run company in Moscow who allegedly sold his office for $1.5 million.13:27 30.01.2012
Average bribe amount in Russia more than tripled in 2011 - Interior MinistryThe average bribe amount in Russia grew by 250 percent to over 230,000 rubles ($7,770) in 2011, the Interior Ministry's Economic Security Department reported on Friday.15:09 27.01.2012
LG subsidiaries give up appeals against $121k award for illegal software useThe Ninth Commercial Appeals Court has terminated the proceedings in LG Electronics' appeal against a $121,000 award for Adobe and Corel as compensation for illegal software use.15:09 24.01.2012
Presidential council to discuss complaint about pressure on Magnitsky's relativesPresidential human rights council will discuss a complaint from Sergei Magnitsky's relatives about the Interior Ministry's pressure and will try to help them.13:45 17.01.2012
Court to try captain for illegal crab catch worth $8.35 millionThe case of the Novikovo trawler's captain, accused of illegally selling blue crabs in the Sea of Okhotsk and inflicting an over $8.35 million damage to the state, was submitted to court with an approved indictment.12:48 29.12.2011
Interior Ministry proposes punishment for using forged credentialsThe Interior Ministry has proposed to establish criminal liability for using documents, including forged documents, for corruption purposes.11:40 26.12.2011
Police corruption level shows significant decrease in 2011 - internal security headThe level of police corruption has significantly lowered in 2011 compared to the previous year, Yuri Draguntsev, head of the Interior Ministry's Internal Security Directorate.11:07 26.12.2011
Investigation of last suspect in $39 mln Pension Fund theft completedInvestigative authorities have completed their investigation into the case of Alexander Slavyansky, a member of an organized group charged with the $39.3 million theft from the Pension Fund.10:25 15.12.2011
Interior Ministry seeks to confiscate property of individuals engaged in corruptionThe Interior Ministry proposed seizing the property of individuals engaged in corruption if they cannot prove they received it legally in court, Alexei Ryabtsev, the deputy head of the ministry's Economic Security and Opposition to Corruption Department.15:24 09.12.2011
Court upholds new criminal case against Magnitsky for tax evasionThe court has upheld the decision to reopen the $172 million tax evasion case in which Hermitage Capital fund lawyer Sergei Magnitsky died in a pretrial detention center.14:57 09.12.2011
President approves special financing procedure for witness protection programPresident Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law adopting a special financing procedure for the security of witnesses in criminal cases, including under the government witness protection program.11:50 02.12.2011
Inteco founder charged with attempted fraudInvestigators officially charged businessman Viktor Baturin, the brother of Russia's richest woman Yelena Baturina, with attempted fraud on Tuesday.10:30 30.11.2011
British immigration service holds for Russian Zatuliveter's appeal against extraditionThe British Special Immigration Appeals Commission has held for an appeal filed by Russian citizen Katia Zatuliveter on Tuesday and revoked the British Interior Ministry's decision to extradite her from the country.18:05 29.11.2011
Investigation into Magnitsky's case extendedThe investigation into the case of Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer for Hermitage Capital fund who died two years ago in a Moscow pretrial detention ward, has been extended.10:04 24.11.2011