Corruption & Bribery

Moscow court upholds extension of FSB ex-officer’s detention in bribery case

The Moscow District Military Court has upheld detention of former Federal Security Service (FSB) officer Vlad Novikov, who stands charged with taking a 5-million-ruble bribe (about $88,100).

12:25 03.07.2017

President Putin signs law on blacklist of corrupt officials

Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a law establishing registry for officials and employees of law enforcement agencies fired for corruption crimes.

10:45 03.07.2017

Russian military doctors’ sentence for taking bribes upheld

Russia’s Supreme Court has upheld prison sentence given to three medical employees of the Vishnevsky Third Central Military Clinical Hospital for taking bribes.

10:42 30.06.2017

Deputy governor of Kursk Region detained in bribery case

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has detained deputy governor of the Kursk Region Vasily Zubkov charged with taking a bribe until August 4.

16:25 07.06.2017

State Duma adopts bill on blacklist of corrupt officials

The State Duma passed in the third and final reading on Wednesday a bill on creating a nationwide list of officials.

12:00 07.06.2017

Moscow court extends detention of ex-FSB officer in bribery case

The Moscow District Military Court has extended detention of Vlad Novikov, former officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), who stands charged with taking a 5-million-ruble bribe (about $88,100 at the current exchange rate) until July 6.

12:25 06.06.2017

Vice-governor of Russia’s Vladimir Region charged with bribery

Vice-governor of the Vladimir Region Yelena Mazanko has been charged with two instances of receiving bribes of large and exceptionally large scale.

10:59 06.06.2017

Moscow court detains one more defendant in large-scale bribery case

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has detained one more defendant in a criminal case of Dmitry Zakharchenko, Russian anti-corruption official charged with receiving a large-scale bribe.

13:41 01.06.2017

State Duma approves blacklist of officials fired for corruption

The State Duma adopted in the second reading on Wednesday a bill on creating a nationwide list of officials, who had been dismissed because of loss of trust over corruption allegations.

18:02 24.05.2017

Businessman charged with bribing Mari El Republic’s ex-head arrested in absentia

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Nikolay Krivash, founder of Akashevskaya poultry factory, who stands charged with giving a bribe to Russia’s Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov.

10:59 23.05.2017

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Russian Telecom Equipment Company ex-CEO detained on abuse of power charges

Moscow's Lefortovsky District Court confirmed the detention of Yevgeny Melnik, former CEO of the Russian Telecom Equipment Company that specializes in production and development of telecommunication equipment and that was engaged in defence procurement contracts.

14:34 10.08.2022

Ex-Russian TV journalist charged with discrediting Russian army faces 10 years in jail

Former Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova who was fined on several occasions for discrediting the country's armed forces in social media posts faces criminal charges and up to 10 years in prison.

19:18 10.08.2022

Moscow court keeps ex-deputy of minister for emergencies in detention

The Moscow City Court upheld the detention of Andrey Gurovich, former deputy of minister for emergencies, who stands charged with abuse of power.

16:45 09.08.2022