Corruption & Bribery

Ulyukayev’s appeal against return of $2 mln to FSB general dismissed

The Moscow City Court has upheld a ruling to return $2 million, that former Economy minister Alexey Ulyukayev received as a bribe to Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin, to the Federal Security Service (FSB) general Oleg Feoktistov.

11:59 24.09.2018

Prosecutors seek 10 years in jail for ex-St. Petersburg MP charged with corruption

Prosecutors sought a sentence of 10 years in jail for ex-lawmaker of St. Petersburg’s Legislative Assembly Svetlana Nesterova involved in a 4.8-million-ruble ($71,000) corruption case.

15:48 18.09.2018

Accomplice of Russian penitentiary ex-official sentenced to 3.5 years for fraud

The Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow on Monday sentenced CEO of the Russian footwear company Datse Group Smbat Arutyunyan to 3.5 years in a penal colony as part of a fraud case involving ex-Deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov.

14:50 10.09.2018

Ulyukayev’s appeal against ruling to return $2 mln to FSB general set for Sep.24

The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal filed by Russia’s former Economy minister Alexey Ulyukayev against a lower court’s ruling to return $2 million that ex-official received as a bribe to the Federal Security Service (FSB) general Oleg Feoktistov.

15:43 06.09.2018

Russian Supreme Court recalculates sentence of convicted ex- police officer

The Supreme Court of Russia has recalculated prison sentence of a former officer of the Interior Ministry’s anti-corruption department Sergey Astafurov, and ex-head of the Promresource state company Vladimir Spiridonov in a criminal case over provocation of a bribe.

14:59 06.09.2018

Investigation into alleged organizer of Russian penitentiary official’s murder completed

Investigation into ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region directorate Sergey Moiseyenko charged with organizing the murder of his subordinate, Colonel Nikolay Chernov, has been completed.

12:59 03.09.2018

Number of corruption crimes in Russia rises by 12.5% in 7 months – Prosecutor’s Office

The number of corruption-related crimes has increased by 12.5% in the first 7 months of 2018.

12:59 30.08.2018

Orenburg court puts high-ranking official under house arrest

The Leninsky District Court of Orenburg has transferred deputy head of the construction department for the city of Orenburg in Southern Russia Gennady Borisov, charged with receiving a 2-million-ruble bribe ($30,200), under house arrest.

12:59 29.08.2018

Former deputy governor of Russia’s Kursk Region sentenced to 2 years for corruption

Ex-deputy governor of the Kursk Region Vasily Zubkov has been sentenced to 2 years in a high security penal colony for receiving a large-scale bribe.

13:53 27.08.2018

Russian court upholds detention of Orenburg mayor charged with corruption

The Orenburg Regional Court has upheld detention of Yevgeny Arapov, mayor of Orenburg, who is charged with receiving a large-scale bribe.

11:47 24.08.2018

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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