Corruption & Bribery

Energy Ministry cracks down on energy companies

The law enforcement agencies have opened several criminal cases against the heads of energy companies following an audit carried out by the Energy Ministry, deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin told Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

15:13 30.12.2011

Pension Fund's regional head sentenced to ten years in prison for large-scale bribery

A court on Tuesday sentenced a local head of the Pension Fund of Russia to ten years in prison for large-scale bribery.

14:53 27.12.2011

Interior Ministry proposes punishment for using forged credentials

The Interior Ministry has proposed to establish criminal liability for using documents, including forged documents, for corruption purposes.

11:40 26.12.2011

Police corruption level shows significant decrease in 2011 - internal security head

The level of police corruption has significantly lowered in 2011 compared to the previous year, Yuri Draguntsev, head of the Interior Ministry's Internal Security Directorate.

11:07 26.12.2011

Bribery is most common corrupt practice in Russia, Prosecutor General

Bribery has been identified as the most common corrupt practice in Russia, as it accounts for a third of all the corruption offences uncovered in 2011.

13:30 23.12.2011

Russian authorities remain steadfast in anti-corruption campaign - Medvedev

The Russian authorities will remain consistent and continue their large-scale anti-corruption campaign, President Dmitry Medvedev said at his annual state of the union address on Thursday. He added that over 3,000 public officials were brought to justice in the first half of this year.

13:45 22.12.2011

Tax inspectors arrested on charge of misappropriating $630k

A Moscow court ordered on Wednesday to arrest two Moscow Region tax inspectorate’s senior officials Rolan Batsuyev and Yelena Ovchinnikova until February 6 on charges of collusive misappropriation of over $630,000, the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) reported from the courtroom.

11:33 22.12.2011

Interior Ministry suspects tax inspectors of misappropriating over $2.8 mln

Two tax inspectorate employees in the Moscow Region are suspected of misappropriating over $2.8 million.

16:11 21.12.2011

Fighting corruption in Russia: No cause for celebration

On December 9, the world marked International Anti-Corruption Day. For Russia, this is something of a professional holiday, as it has found itself in an unenviable position in numerous anti-corruption ratings in the past few years.

17:07 13.12.2011

Siberian vice-governor charged with large-scale embezzlement acquitted

A Siberian court acquitted on Monday Novosibirsk Region Vice-Governor Viktor Gergert who was charged with misapplication of $1.1 million in budget funds.

10:13 12.12.2011

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