Corruption & Bribery

Interior Ministry seeks to confiscate property of individuals engaged in corruption

The Interior Ministry proposed seizing the property of individuals engaged in corruption if they cannot prove they received it legally in court, Alexei Ryabtsev, the deputy head of the ministry's Economic Security and Opposition to Corruption Department.

15:24 09.12.2011

High-ranking customs official detained for bribery

First deputy head of a Federal Customs Service's department Evgeny Malyarov was detained in Moscow on the suspicion of receiving a large bribe, Vladimir Markin.

10:42 07.12.2011

Moscow airport customs officer charged with taking $41k bribe

Investigators have brought charges against a customs officer of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, who allegedly took a $41,000 bribe from a businessman.

12:28 05.12.2011

Corruption in Russia remains extremely high - Transparency International report

Corruption in Russia remains to be high, according to the report published by Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) non-governmental organization on Thursday.

12:49 01.12.2011

Retrial of government official poachers may be postponed

The court may postpone the retrial of high-ranking officials charged with hunting endangered animals during an ill-fated helicopter flight due to a defense attorney's health problems.

10:06 29.11.2011

Court reverses ex-minister's fine for giving brandy and chocolate as bribe

The Republic of Altai Supreme Court reversed on Thursday a district court's fine of $7,950 imposed on former republican Finance Minister Svetlana Gashkina for bribing a pretrial detention center's officer with brandy and chocolate; the case has been remanded for review.

09:59 25.11.2011

Court validates investigator's arrest in $3 mln bribe case

The Moscow City Court confirmed on Monday the validity of arresting an investigator charged with taking a $3 million bribe

16:23 21.11.2011

Prosecutor demands five year imprisonment for Siberian vice-governor

A prosecutor demanded that Novosibirsk Region Vice-Governor Viktor Gergert, accused of embezzling $1.17 million in budget funds, be sentenced to five years in prison.

09:47 18.11.2011

Bribe Payers Index-2011: Who is responsible for Russia’s appeal?

On November 2, Transparency International (TI) published this year’s edition of its annual report, Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), commonly referred to as the Bribe Payers Index.

10:00 15.11.2011

Enterprise involved in corrupted governor's case fined $1.97 mln

A court fined Corporation GREEN $1.97 million, whose director Dmitry Dobrynin is involved in the case of former Tula Governor Vyacheslav Dudka accused of taking a large-scale bribe.

10:35 14.11.2011

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