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Assets of Russian penitentiary ex-official’s relatives seized

The Basmanny District Court has seized the property belonging to the relatives of ex-Deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov charged with embezzlement.

16:55 25.04.2018

Russian banker arrested in absentia in $13 mln embezzlement case

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for the Asian-Pacific Bank co-owner Andrey Vdovin charged with embezzlement of about $13 million in absentia.

14:59 25.04.2018

Russian Supreme Court upholds Navalny brothers’ sentence in Yves Rocher case

The Supreme Court’s Presidium on Wednesday upheld the sentence given to Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny and his brother Oleg in the Yves Rocher embezzlement case.

12:22 25.04.2018

Ex-Vnesheconombank top manager detained on abuse of office charges

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court has detained ex-director of Vnesheconombank (VEB) regional development department Ilgiz Valitov charged with abuse of office until June 20.

10:59 25.04.2018

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