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Detention of defendants in Arena Baltica stadium embezzlement case extended

The Moscow City Court has extended detention of the deputy construction minister for the Kaliningrad Region Amir Kushkhov and deputy head of the construction control in the region Sergey Tribunsky charged with embezzlement during construction of Arena Baltica stadium.

17:30 25.06.2018

Russian ex-bankers’ sentence in $32 mln embezzlement case upheld

The Moscow City Court on Monday dismissed an appeal against sentence given to ex-beneficiary of now-defunct Investbank Sergey Mastyugin and ex-board chair of the bank Olga Borgardt for embezzlement of more than 2 billion rubles (about $32 million).

15:59 25.06.2018

Russian fieldstone manufacturer’s ex-owner receives 3-year suspended prison term

The Levoberezhny District Court of Voronezh has sentenced ex-owner of Russia’s fieldstone manufacturer Pavlovskgranit Sergey Poymanov to a 3-year suspended prison term, finding him guilty of abuse of office.

13:59 25.06.2018

Defendant in Kazan Cathedral terror attack plot case gets 2.5 years in prison

A native of the Republic of Dagestan Shamil Omargadzhiyev involved in a criminal case over attempted terror attack in the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison.

12:59 25.06.2018

Cypriot court releases Russian woman charged with embezzlement on bail

The Nikosia District Court on Cyprus has ruled to release Russian citizen Marina Solinova, charged with embezzling 3 million rubles (about $50,000), on €50,000 bail until the next court hearing.

10:59 25.06.2018

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