Sentence tightened for ex-Russian Deputy Culture Minister in restoration embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court on Thursday toughened sentence for ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov to 3 years in prison with a 1-million-ruble fine for embezzling over 100 million rubles ($1.5 million) allocated for the restoration of cultural objects.13:30 24.01.2019
Browder’s arrest in absentia in criminal network case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling on arrest of Hermitage Capital CEO William Browder in absentia as part of a new case over organizing a criminal network.12:10 23.01.2019
Ex-head of Moscow Region’s Klin District to stay in detention on abuse of office chargesThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling extending detention for the former head of the Moscow Region’s Klin District Alexander Postrigan, who stands charged with abuse of power and forgery.15:36 22.01.2019
Moscow court denies bail to Paul Whelan charged with espionageThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday denied bail to jailed Paul Whelan charged with spying in Russia.13:39 22.01.2019
House arrest of ex-Foreign Ministry official charged with fraud overturnedThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday overturned a ruling extending house arrest for ex-deputy chief of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Diplomatic Corps Directorate Nazym Yusipov charged with fraud.17:42 16.01.2019
Crimean deputy prime minister to stay detained on bribery charges until mid-MarchThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a ruling of a lower court extending detention of Crimea’s deputy prime minister Vitaly Nakhlupin involved in a corruption case until March 16.15:29 16.01.2019
Moscow court upholds detention of Russian research scientist charged with treasonThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld extension of detention for the Central Research Institute for Engineering Technology (TsNIImash) scientist Viktor Kudryavtsev, who stands charged with treason, until March 20.17:38 15.01.2019
Russian General Drymanov to stay in detention on corruption chargesThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling to extend detention for ex-director of the Investigative Committee's Main Investigations Directorate, General Alexander Drymanov charged with corruption crimes.13:15 15.01.2019
Extension of detention overturned for ex-construction official in bribery caseThe Moscow City Court has overturned a lower court’s ruling on extension of detention for a former deputy chief of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) Alexander Mordovets, who stands charged with receiving bribes.16:59 26.12.2018
Charges against Russian footballers Kokorin and Mamayev partially reclassifiedCharges against Zenit St. Petersburg’s football player Alexander Kokorin and Krasnodar’s Pavel Mamayev as concerned the beating of a driver have been changed from battery to intentional infliction of slight bodily injury.18:03 21.12.2018
Russian footballers Kokorin and Mamayev to go on trial in JanuaryInvestigation into Zenit St. Petersburg’s football player Alexander Kokorin and Krasnodar’s Pavel Mamayev, who are charged with hooliganism and battery, will be completed in January.13:06 18.12.2018
Moscow court upholds sentence for accomplice of penitentiary ex-officialThe Moscow City Court has upheld a 2.5-year prison sentence given to entrepreneur Marina Dyukova as part of a criminal case involving ex-deputy chief of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov.13:01 13.12.2018
Ex-Russian policeman gets 13 years for transferring secret documents to alleged Norway spyThe Moscow City Court has sentenced ex-police officer Alexey Zhitnyuk to 13 years in prison for transferring classified information to an alleged Norwegian spy.14:17 11.12.2018
Detention of bank’s ex-deputy chairman in $14 mln misappropriation case upheldThe Moscow City Court has upheld a ruling of a lower court detaining deputy board chairman of Yedinsitvenny bank Pavel Sychov as part of a criminal case over misappropriation of 900 million rubles (about $14 million).17:36 10.12.2018
Another appeal of Rosneft subsidiaries’ bankruptcy commissioner to be reviewedThe Moscow City Court’s Presidium has ordered a lower court to review an appeal over extension of preliminary investigation against the former bankruptcy commissioner of several Russia’s Rosneft subsidiaries Oleg Smetanin charged with embezzling more than 300 million rubles ($4.5 million).13:59 04.12.2018
Moscow court rules to review appeal of Rosneft subsidiaries’ bankruptcy commissionerThe Moscow City Court has ordered review of an appeal against actions of investigators in a criminal case of the former bankruptcy commissioner of several Russia’s Rosneft subsidiaries Oleg Smetanin charged with embezzling more than 300 million rubles ($4.5 million).17:38 03.12.2018
Moscow court extends detention of Norway citizen charged with espionageThe Moscow City Court has extended detention of Frode Berg, a citizen of Norway charged with espionage related to Russian navy, until February 5.12:59 30.11.2018
Russian footballers' appeals against detention in hooliganism case dismissedThe Moscow City Court’s Presidium has refused to set cassation appeals filed by football players Pavel Mamayev and Alexander Kokorin against their detention in hooliganism case for hearing.10:59 30.11.2018
Sentence of alleged crime boss in extortion case takes effectThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld prison sentence given to the alleged criminal lord Zachary Kalashov, also known as Shakro Molodoy, as part of a criminal case over extortion of 8 million rubles (about $120,000).14:59 28.11.2018
House arrest upheld for Rostec embezzlement case defendantsThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld extension of house arrest for ex-CEO of Compass engineering bureau Murad Safin and ex-CEO of Prompostavka company Ruslan Suleimanov, who stand charged with embezzlement of more than 800 million rubles ($12 million) from Rostec Corporation.16:59 27.11.2018