About $20 mln recovered from convicted ex-Vladivostok mayor hit treasury’s accountA former Mayor of Russia’s Vladivostok Igor Pushkarev, his brother Andrey, businessman Andrey Lushnikov and 6 firms have transferred over 1.4 billion rubles (about $20 million) to the accounts of the Primorsky Krai’s Federal treasury department.10:59 21.10.2020
Ombudsman Titov asks Prosecutor General to take Baring Vostok defense position into accountRussia’s Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov asked Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov to note that investigators had rejected new documents submitted by defense in the Baring Vostok case.12:38 20.10.2020
Ural attorney charged with $4,000 fraud faces trialA court in Yekaterinburg, a city in Russia’s Ural, will hear a case against a local attorney, who stands accused of a 300,000-ruble fraud ($4,000).17:53 12.10.2020
Case over infection of 157 children in Amur Region with hepatitis reaches courtA court in the Amur Region is to hear a criminal case against three doctors of the regional children’s hospital charged with negligence resulting in infection of 157 minors with hepatitis C.15:10 09.10.2020
Investigation into criminal case against Togliattikhimbank ex-head completedThe Main Directorate for Investigation of Major Cases of the Investigative Committee of Russia has completed investigation into a criminal case against the former chairperson of the board of Togliattikhimbank Alexander Popov.11:02 08.10.2020
Former regional penitentiary official convicted of divulging state secretsThe Rostov Regional Court has sentenced a former chief of the regional Penitentiary Service’s Main Directorate to 2 years in penal colony settlement for divulgence of official secrets.13:50 05.10.2020
Russian man sentenced to life for killing two young womenThe Sverdlovsk Regional Court has sentenced a local resident Alexey Aleksandrov to life for murder of two young women in an urban forest.17:40 29.09.2020
Foreigners accused of rare animal paws smuggling to stand trial in RussiaA court in Russia’s Primorsky Krai will consider a criminal case against three foreign nationals charged with smuggling paws of Amur tigers and Himalayan bears.14:24 29.09.2020
Prosecutors to seek definition of WWII murders in Novgorod Region as genocideThe Prosecutor’s Office of the Novgorod Region is to petition a court to rule that an act of genocide against peoples of the Soviet Union was committed in Zhestyanaya Gorka village in 1942.12:05 29.09.2020
Prosecutors seek for liquidation of religious organization Church of Last TestamentProsecutors have filed a lawsuit with the Krasnoyarsk Krai Court demanding liquidation of the Church of Last Testament religious organization.16:16 25.09.2020
Co-owner of burnt Kemerovo mall goes on trial on bribery chargesA bribery case against a co-owner of Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) shopping mall that became a site of deadly fire killing 60 people in Russia's Kemerovo in March 2018 with an approved indictment has been sent to the Kemerovo Central District Court for consideration.10:15 25.09.2020
Russia’s Children Ombudsman urges measures aimed at prevention of crimes against minorsRussia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has noted a negative trend towards a rise in the number of crimes against minors and urged to take measures aimed at prevention of such crimes.16:01 24.09.2020
Director of Siberian mining institute to stand trial on embezzlement chargesA court in Novosibirsk will consider a case against director of the Institute of Mining of N.A. Chinakal of the Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences Andrey Kondratenko charged with the 2.4 million-ruble (over 31,000) embezzlement.13:35 23.09.2020
Civic Chamber member turns to prosecutors about YouTube Beslan documentary restrictionsFirst Deputy Chair of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of the Information Community Alexander Malkevich has filed a complaint with the Prosecutor General’s Office in relation to restricted access to Beslan documentary filmed by Alexander Rogatkin on YouTube.14:21 18.09.2020
Over 2,000 land plots forfeited from two prosecuted ex-heads of Moscow Region districtsOver 2,000 land plots and other assets have been seized from prosecuted ex-heads of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov and Klin districts Alexander Shestun and Alexander Postrigan in favor of the state.16:54 17.09.2020
Former Norilsk Mayor to stand negligence trial over fuel spillage disasterThe Norilsk City Court in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Krai will try former Mayor of Norilsk Rinat Akhmetchin charged with negligence over the fuel spillage disaster in the region has been completed.13:51 14.09.2020
Regional court recovers $5 mln assets from ex-Mari El governor accused of briberyA court in Russia’s Ulyanovsk has forfeited to the state assets worth 374.8 million rubles ($5 million) belonging to ex-governor of Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov charged with corruption and other defendants.15:57 10.09.2020
Alleged hacker to go on trial on $140K cyber fraud allegationsAlleged hacker Alexander Feshchenko will stand trial in Kovrov, a town in Russia’s Vladimir Region, in a case over embezzling 10.8 million rubles ($130,000) from three local enterprises through hacking attacks.13:10 10.09.2020
Organizer of extremist movement AUE to be imprisoned for 7 yearsThe Yekaterinburg Garrison Military Court on Wednesday sentenced Nikolay Babarika to 7 years in jail for organizing an extremist public movement Arestantskoye Ugulovnoye Yedinstvo / Criminal Unity of Inmates (AUE) propagating criminal way of life.15:29 09.09.2020
Russia’s Children Ombudsman signs new agreement with Prosecutor General’s OfficeRussian Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova and Prosecutor General Igor Kransnov have signed a new agreement on cooperation in the sphere of protection of rights, freedoms and lawful interests of minors.15:03 08.09.2020