Russia concered about detained hacker facing derailed trial like BoutRussian Foreign Ministry is taking all steps to prevent the case of detained Russian national Roman Seleznev from developing along the lines of the capers of Viktor Bout and jailed pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, ministry’s human rights rapporteur Konstanin Dolgov told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.11:13 09.07.2014
Court ruling on return of Schneerson library to Russia becomes finalThe Moscow Commercial Court said its ruling on the Schneerson Library has become effective because the court had not received any appellate complaints against the ruling, RAPSI was told in the courtroom on Tuesday.16:46 08.07.2014
Foreign Ministry qualifies alleged Russian scammer's arrest as abductionThe arrest of Russian national Roman Seleznev on the Maldive Islands is an unfriendly move, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding that it is not the first time that the United States “has actually abducted a Russian national.”14:30 08.07.2014
Russian point-of-sale hacker arrested in USThe US Secret Service has arrested a Russian national suspected of hacking into point-of-sale systems at US retailers, AP announced on Monday night, citing Jenny Durkan, the US attorney for the Western District of Washington.11:44 08.07.2014
NSA says reports about eavesdropping on American citizens are exaggerationMedia reports suggesting that nine out of ten surveillance targets are ordinary Internet users are an exaggeration, an NSA press spokesperson told RIA Novosti.10:06 08.07.2014
Ukraine approves law on partial ownership gas transit facilities by EU and USThe Ukrainian parliament has approved a law in the first reading that would allow the government to establish a gas distribution system operator that could be 49% owned by investors from the US or the EU.14:12 04.07.2014
US sanction Russian lawmaker allegedly involved with int. crimeThe U.S. Department of the Treasury took additional measures against supposed representatives of several transnational criminal organizations, including Russian State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov, the Treasury announced in the press release on Wednesday.13:43 03.07.2014
New York appeals court says cyberbullying is not against law - reportThe New York State Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that cyberbullying is not a crime and does not infringe on constitutional rights, The New York Post writes.16:25 02.07.2014
BNP Paribas agrees to $9Bln settlement for violating US sanctionsThe French banking giant BNP Paribas has agreed to pay US authorities $8.97 billion in settlements for violating sanctions against several countries, as stated in the company's Tuesday press-release available online.10:15 01.07.2014
US Supreme Court upholds ruling on banks’ involvement in 9/11 attacksThe US Supreme Court has left intact a lower court’s ruling that dismissed the claims filed by the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York against several Middle Eastern banks, which they accused of indirectly supporting Islamic militants.09:50 01.07.2014
Boston bomber friend’s attorneys seek unbiased jury - reportThe attorneys for Azamat Tazhayakov, a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, have asked a judge to select a jury carefully, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.12:10 26.06.2014
New York attorney general files fraud suit against BarclaysThe New York State Attorney General has filed civil fraud charges against the UK banking giant, Barclays, arguing that it favored high-frequency traders over other investors, The New York Times writes.11:47 26.06.2014
Boston Marathon bombing suspect’s friend denied bailA US magistrate judge has denied bail to Khairullozhon Matanov, a Quincy cab driver who was a friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s older brother, Tamerlan, AP announced on Monday night.11:46 24.06.2014
Russian flght attendant suspected of fraud in US sentenced to time servedCalifornia state Federal Court has officialy closed the case against Russian flight attendant Marina Talashkova who was accused and arrested in Canada on suspicion of fraud and spent 2,5 years in pre-trial detention, according to the court documents RAPSI obtained on Monday.13:42 23.06.2014
Skechers sues Reebok for patent rights violation in U.S. courtUS shoe maker Skechers has filed a lawsuit with a court in California against Reebok on infringement of patent rights with respect to the Go Walk shoe model, Reuters reports citing a statement by Skechers.14:52 20.06.2014
Alleged Nazi camp guard arrested in US - reportA United States Magistrate Judge on Wednesday issued a detention order for Johann Breyer who is sought by Germany, for his alleged crimes as Waffen-SS guard at Auschwitz concentration camp during World War, Jurist.org writes.15:53 19.06.2014
US firms could be prohibited from consulting Russian state companiesA law is being drafted in Russia to prohibit the US consultancies’ representative offices and subsidiaries from consulting Russian state companies, Izvestia newspaper wrote on Thursday.12:31 19.06.2014
US court finds “betrayal of US” statement inappropriate in Boston bombing caseAt a pre-trial hearing in the Dzhokhar Tsarnayev case, the court found the allegations that Tsarnayev betrayed the United States “highly inappropriate,” Boston.com reported Wednesday. Tsarnayev is accused of plotting the terrorist attack during the Boston marathon on April 15, 2013.11:13 19.06.2014
Estonian court confirms extradition of hacker to USThe ruling to extradite Estonian citizen Vladimir Chashchin to the US will remain valid after the City Court refused to hear the defense’s appeal, the court press service announced Tuesday.17:19 17.06.2014
State Duma adopts bill on providing information by Russian banks under FATCA statuteThe State Duma on Tuesday adopted in the first reading a bill to allow Russian financial institutions to provide information about US taxpayers and to oblige foreign financial institutions to report Russian taxpayers to Russia’s Federal Tax Service.16:15 17.06.2014