Corruption & Bribery

Moscow Region police chief interrogated in gambling case

The chief of the Interior Ministrys main department for Moscow Region police Col. Gen. Nikolai Golovkin has testified in an infamous illegal casino ring case

17:39 25.08.2011

Police chief detained for corruption

Investigators have detained former Domodedovo police chief Boris Zhukov for abuse of office

11:01 25.08.2011

High-ranking Moscow Region police officer detained on gambling charges

The Domodedovo interior department head has been detained on gambling charges

14:32 24.08.2011

Court to hear prosecution for theft of 6.45 mln rubles in judges salaries

The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Areas prosecutor has endorsed the indictment of the suspect in the theft of 6.45 million rubles ($230,000) that were earmarked for judges salary

13:23 24.08.2011

Police officer detained for taking 60,000 ruble bribe in Moscow

A Moscow police officer was detained Wednesday night after taking a 60,000 ruble ($2,000) bribe

11:36 24.08.2011

Two more cases opened against official detained for bribe-taking

Police have launched two more criminal cases against a high-ranking official within the Federal Service for Supervision of Environment, Technology, and Nuclear Management (Rostekhnadzor)

17:09 23.08.2011

Prosecutor Generals Office to review closure of procurement cases

MOSCOW, August 23 - RAPSI. The Prosecutor Generals Office is set to review the validity of decisions to close or suspend over the past four years prosecutions of government procurement process violations

13:39 23.08.2011

Bribes and punishments

RAPSI prepared a comparative table of bribe sizes and according repercussions for solicitation.

17:47 22.08.2011

Ex-prosecutor suspect in casino case released from custody

The Basmanny District court in Moscow ordered release from custody of a former prosecutor charged with receiving bribes from an illegal casino ring.

14:32 18.08.2011

Senior Russian general suspected of corruption appeals arrest warrant

Senior Russian general Alexander Belevitin, who is suspected of accepting a 4.7 million ruble ($168,000) bribe, has appealed an arrest warrant issued in his name.

16:02 06.06.2011

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