Corruption & Bribery

Rosbank CEO denies bribery and corruption allegations

Rosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov, who has been detained for accepting a 5-million-ruble ($160,000) bribe, has denied any wrongdoing, said his attorney Dmitry Kharitonov.

10:20 17.05.2013

Rosbank CEO faces seven years for corruption

If found guilty, Rosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov, who has been detained along with Senior Vice President Tamara Polyanitsyna, could be sentenced to seven years in prison for corrupt business practices.

11:49 16.05.2013

Rosbank CEO, VP detained on suspicion of $1.5 million bribery

Rosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov and Senior Vice President Tamara Polyanitsina have been detained based on allegations of having accepted a 5-million-ruble ($160,000) bribe.

15:42 15.05.2013

Sun journalist charged with bribing tax official

Britain's prosecutors say The Sun's Whitehall editor Clodagh Hartley has been charged over a conspiracy to pay thousands of pounds worth of bribes to a press officer of the British government's tax department.

10:47 15.05.2013

President of Bosniak-Croat Federation complains of rights abuse in custody

The defense of the president of Bosnia's autonomous Muslim-Croat federation has complained to the Constitutional Court that his human rights have been violated while in custody on corruption charges.

17:12 14.05.2013

Cairo court clears former Egyptian housing minister in corruption case

A Cairo court on Monday declared former Housing Minister Ahmed al-Maghrabi, who served in former President Hosni Mubarak's Cabinet, not guilty in a corruption case.

18:00 29.04.2013

President of Bosniak-Croat Federation arrested for corruption

A Bosnian court on Sunday approved the detainment of President of the Muslim autonomous republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zivko Budimir and four other officials for 30 days on charges of corruption.

10:19 29.04.2013

Former Egyptian finance minister sentenced to 25 years in absentia

An Egyptian court has sentenced former Finance Minister Yousef Boutros-Ghali to another 25 years in absentia, the court representatives told journalists on Tuesday.

18:10 23.04.2013

Spanish princess appeals summons in corruption trial

The daughter of King Juan Carlos I of Spain has appealed against her court summons as an official suspect in a corruption case against her husband.

13:15 17.04.2013

Russian police search offices of ex-Olympic boss

Russian police are searching the offices of North Caucasus Resorts as part of an investigation into its former chief, an ex-vice president of the Olympic committee who is suspected of stealing more than $97,000 from the company, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday.

12:09 16.04.2013

Top news

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