Corruption & Bribery

Orenburg mayor Arapov detained as part of corruption case

Mayor of Orenburg, a city in Southern Russia, Yevgeny Arapov has been detained on charges of receiving a large-scale bribe.

17:45 16.08.2018

New corruption charges brought against convicted ex-investigator Maksimenko

Ex-chief of the Russian Investigative Committee’s Internal Security Directorate Mikhail Maksimenko sentenced to 13 years in prison for corruption has been charged with another count of bribe taking.

17:02 10.08.2018

Prosecution demands 5.5 years for former high-ranking investigator Nikandrov

Prosecution has demanded a 5.5-year prison sentence for the former high-ranking investigator of Russia’s Investigative Committee, General Denis Nikandrov, charged with corruption.

15:35 10.08.2018

Over 1,700 Russian officials fired for corruption in last 1.5 years

Over 1,700 officials in Russia were fired in last 1.5 years due to corruption violations.

14:43 10.08.2018

Investigators charge Russian city construction official with corruption

Deputy head of the construction department for the city of Orenburg in Southern Russia Gennady Borisov has been charged with receiving a 2-million-ruble bribe ($30,200).

11:37 09.08.2018

Former Russian high-ranking investigator’s sentence for bribery takes effect

The Supreme Court of Russia on Tuesday upheld a 13-year prison sentence passed on the former chief of the Investigative Committee’s Internal Security Directorate Mikhail Maksimenko for corruption.

12:59 31.07.2018

Moscow court sentences high-ranking investigator Lamonov to 5 years

The Moscow City Court has sentenced Alexander Lamonov, a former high-ranking investigator, to 5 years in a high security penal colony for receiving a large-scale bribe.

11:59 26.07.2018

Prosecutor seeks 6 years in prison for former high-ranking investigator Lamonov

Prosecutor Igor Potapov on Thursday demanded to sentence former high-ranking investigator Alexander Lamonov involved in a bribery case to 6 years in prison.

14:27 19.07.2018

Alleged accomplice of Russia’s former top anti-corruption official to go on trial

A criminal case against a former employee of the Interior Ministry, who is believed to be an accomplice of the convicted Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department’s ex-head Denis Sugrobov, has been transferred to the Moscow City Court.

10:59 10.07.2018

Russian ex-governor convicted of receiving $640,000 bribe released on parole

Tula's ex-governor Vyacheslav Dudka, who had been given 9.5 years in prison for taking a 40 million ruble bribe ($640,000 at the current exchange rate), was released on parole.

15:35 09.06.2018

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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