Corruption & Bribery

Ex-Russian judge gets 3 years for extortion of $8,000 bribe

A court in the Stavropol Territory has sentenced Makhach Aliyev, a former judge from Makhachkala, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Dagestan, to 3 years in high security prison for extorting 500,000 rubles (about $8,000) from the mother of one of persons on trial.

14:53 01.11.2018

Corruption case launched over reconstruction of ill-fated Kemerovo mall

Investigators have launched a criminal case over bribery during reconstruction of Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) shopping mall’s building in Kemerovo that became a site of deadly fire in March 2018 leaving 60 people dead.

13:59 01.11.2018

Military court upholds 6-year term for ex-Russian general convicted of corruption

The Moscow Garrison Military Court has upheld a 6-year prison sentence for the former commander-in-chief of the Interior Ministry’s internal troops Vyacheslav Varchuk convicted of taking an especially large-scale bribe.

16:43 31.10.2018

Seizure of ex-minister Ulyukayev’s money accounts lifted

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Wednesday held that the seizure of monetary assets belonging to ex-economy minister Alexey Ulyukayev sentenced to 8 years in prison for corruption could be lifted.

11:01 31.10.2018

High-ranking prosecutor arrested on suspicion of corruption at attempt to leave Russia

First Deputy Prosecutor of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan Oleg Gorbunov suspected of taking bribes has been arrested while attempting to flee abroad from Moscow’s airport Sheremetyevo.

13:03 26.10.2018

Detention of Crimea’s deputy prime minister Nakhlupin appealed

Crimea’s deputy prime minister Vitaly Nakhlupin has appealed his detention as part of a corruption case.

12:59 23.10.2018

Investigators seek to detain Sochi vice-mayor charged with corruption

Russian investigators have asked the Basmanny District Court of Moscow to detain vice-mayor of Sochi Sergey Yurin as part of a bribery case.

12:59 19.10.2018

Residents of Russia’s Tatarstan to go to prison for illegal capture of 27,000 crayfish

A court in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan has sentenced several men to prison terms ranging from 2.5 to 3 years for illegal capture of over 27,000 crayfish.

15:59 18.10.2018

Crimean Deputy PM arrested in Moscow on suspicion of corruption

Vice prime minister of Crimea Vitaly Nakhlupin has been arrested in Moscow on suspicion of taking bribes.

14:39 17.10.2018

Moscow court upholds detention of Dagestan antimonopoly official

The Moscow City Court has upheld extended detention of the Federal Antimonopoly Service’s Dagestan Directorate chief Kubasay Kubasayev charged with taking over 2.5 million rubles ($45,500) in bribes.

17:15 08.10.2018

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025