Probe into social network group admin charged with pushing teens to suicide completedInvestigation into Philipp Budeykin, aka Philipp Fox, an administrator of a closed group on social network Vkontakte charged with inciting teenagers to commit suicide, has been completed.16:37 14.06.2017
Russian court refuses to mitigate sentence for Navalny’s brotherA court in the Oryol Region has denied a motion filed by the brother of opposition politician Alexey Navalny, Oleg, who had received a 3.5-year prison term in Yves Rocher embezzlement case, to mitigate his sentence.15:05 14.06.2017
Russian businessman Mikhailov files libel lawsuit against NavalnyBusinessman Sergey Mikhailov has filed a defamation lawsuit demanding 500,000 rubles ($8,800) in compensation from opposition politician Alexey Navalny and the Anti-Corruption Foundation.14:00 14.06.2017
Russian penitentiary ex-head gets 8 years in prison for embezzlementMoscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Wednesday sentenced former head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer to 8 years in prison in ankle bracelets embezzlement case.13:41 14.06.2017
Russian Supreme Court returns Briullov painting to German collectorPresidium of the Russian Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a ruling on confiscation of the painting by prominent artist Karl Briullov entitled ‘Christ in the Sepulcher' from German collector Alexander Pevzner.11:49 14.06.2017
Russian bank manager receives 7 years in prison for $464,000 embezzlementA court in Krasnoyarsk has sentenced a 28-year old bank manager to 7 years in prison for embezzling 26.4 million rubles ($464,000) from customer accounts.10:19 14.06.2017
Eleven people sentenced for gyrfalcon poaching in Russia’s KamchatkaA court in the Kamchatka Region of Russia has sentenced eleven people to punishments varying from suspended terms to 2.5 years in penal colony for unlawful poaching of seventeen gyrfalcons.09:59 14.06.2017
Russian state depository challenges sanctions in European Court of JusticeRussia’s National Settlement Depository has filed a lawsuit at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg to overturn European Union sanctions imposed on it, the NSD said on Friday.14:57 12.08.2022
Three detained over Promsvyazbank embezzlement allegationsA Moscow court ordered media technology expert Olga Arkharova, PR specialist Inna Churilova and journalist Alexandra Bayazitova to be kept in custody until October 7 over alleged extortion from Promsvyazbank.11:35 11.08.2022
Ex-St. Petersburg lawmaker sentenced to 9 years in prison on bribery chargesRoman Koval, a former lawmaker of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, was sentenced to 9 years in prison for large-scale corruption.15:18 11.08.2022