Boxer sentenced to 6 years for beating military engineerA court in the Rostov Region has sentenced prize fighter Daniel Gritsay to 6 years in high security prison for beating a military engineer.13:55 18.02.2019
Prosecutors seek forfeiture of $23 mln assets of former Mari El Republic governorProsecutors have filed a lawsuit demanding to forfeit assets worth over 1.5 billion rubles ($23 million) belonging to ex-governor of Russia’s Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov charged with taking bribes.16:05 12.02.2019
Russian businessman charged with $9 mln land plot fraud extradited from ItalyRussian businessman Ilya Sherman charged with land plot fraud estimated at about 570 million rubles (about $9 million) was extradited from Italy on Wednesday.15:04 08.02.2019
Italy to extradite Russian citizen charged with $9 mln land plot fraudItalian authorities have approved extradition of Russian businessman Ilya Sherman charged with land plot fraud estimated at about 570 million rubles (about $9 million).16:03 07.02.2019
Mezhtrastbank embezzlement case defendants go on trialA criminal case against Dmitry Redkin and Svetlana Romanova, who are charged with embezzling over 2.5 billion rubles ($38 million) from Mezhtrastbank, is going to trial.13:50 07.02.2019
Two former penitentiary officials convicted of state contract fraudA court in Russia’s Amur Region has sentenced two ex-regional penitentiary officials to terms ranging from 22 to 24 months in penal colony settlement for state contract fraud.13:23 05.02.2019
Lithuania extradites Russian citizen charged with skimmingRussian national Artem Antonov charged with producing, keeping and using counterfeit has been extradited from Lithuania.17:21 01.02.2019
Three Chinese citizens to go on Russian trial on bear claw smuggling chargesA court in Russia’s Primorye region will consider a criminal case against three Chinese nationals charged with smuggling of claws and other parts of Himalayan black and brown bears.12:47 29.01.2019
Kidnapping case involving Russian tycoon Ismailov returned to investigatorsRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has returned a case over kidnapping of a famous pop singer Avraam Russo to investigators because of violations.11:22 29.01.2019
Krasnogorsk court to hear $150 mln claim against Moscow Region district ex-headA prosecutors’ claim to forfeit 10-billion-ruble ($150 million) assets belonging to ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District Alexander Shestun charged with abuse of office will be heard by the Krasnogorsk City Court in the Moscow Region.15:58 28.01.2019
Ex-Emergency Reserve official gets 13 years in prison for corruptionA court in Russia’s Novosibirsk has given ex-deputy chief of the Federal Agency for National Emergency Reserve’s Siberian District Directorate Ilgiz Garifullin 13 years in high security prison for corruption.17:01 25.01.2019
Russian court blocks websites illegally selling rare eagle owlsA court in Magadan, a city in Russia’s Far East, has blocked websites selling eagle owls, endangered red-listed species.16:28 25.01.2019
Five prosecuted entrepreneurs allowed to return to Russia – business ombudsmanDeputy Prosecutor General Victor Grin has notified business ombudsman Boris Titov of lifting of restrictions on return to Russia for five wanted entrepreneurs.12:42 25.01.2019
St. Petersburg attorney gets 13 years for murder, fraudThe Moscow District Court of St. Petersburg has sentenced a local lawyer Alexander Kaidanov to 13 years in prison for murder and large-scale fraud.10:45 24.01.2019
Prosecutors’ claim to forfeit assets of Moscow Region district ex-head reaches courtProsecutors have filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Regional Court seeking to forfeit property allegedly purchased by ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District Alexander Shestun charged with abuse of office for illegal income.14:44 17.01.2019
Ombudsman Titov asks prosecutors to check legality of paralyzed businessman’s detentionRussia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov has asked the Prosecutor General’s Office to check a legal basis for detention of paralyzed entrepreneur Nikolay Gerasimenko.12:55 17.01.2019
Prosecutors strive to forfeit assets of Moscow Region district ex-head to the stateProsecutors would file a lawsuit to forfeit assets of ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District Alexander Shestun charged with abuse of power to the state.15:39 15.01.2019
Russian teenagers committed or assisted with 34,000 crimes in 2018Over 34,000 crimes were committed with direct or indirect involvement of teenagers between January and October 2018.16:01 18.12.2018
Ex-head of Bryansk Region’s attorney chamber to go on trial on bribery chargesThe Sovetsky District Court of Bryansk will hear a criminal case against the former president of the regional chamber of lawyers charged with unlawfully obtaining assets for assistance with providing a person with an attorney status.15:20 12.12.2018
Damage caused by corruption crimes reaches $2 bln in 7 years - Russian officialDamage caused by corruption-related crimes has exceeded 123 billion rubles (about $2 billion) over the past 7 years.16:59 07.12.2018