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US federal court dismisses with prejudice ex-employees RICO Act claim against BP

A US federal court has dismissed a former BP employee’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act claim with prejudice, finding that she had failed to allege a domestic pattern of racketeering that had caused injury to her.

19:20 19.06.2013

Former judge receives 5.5-year sentence for killing two in drunk-driving crash

The Ulyanovsk Regional Court has sentenced a former judge of the Moscow Region's Shchyolkovsky District Court to 5.5 years in a colony settlement for killing two people in a drunk-driving accident.

18:50 19.06.2013

Opposition activist charged with organizing riots - lawyer

Investigators have brought finalized charges against opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev. The accusations now include organizing riots on May 6, 2012, lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Wednesday.

15:53 19.06.2013

Russian court to consider whether WWII traitor illegally given veteran status

A case involving the potentially illegal grant of veteran status to Sergei Maslov, 90, who was convicted of treason after having fought on the side of the Nazis during World War II, will be heard by Moscow Region's Pushkinsky City Court on July 1.

14:54 19.06.2013

6,014 corruption convictions in the past year - Russian Supreme Court

The Russian Supreme Court's Judicial Department has released its statistics on convictions of corruption crimes.

12:57 19.06.2013

Russians in China could face death penalty for smuggling bear paws

Two men from the Trans-Baikal Territory in Siberia who were detained by Chinese customs officers for transporting 213 bear paws could face capital punishment.

12:11 19.06.2013

$50 million shareholder complaint against Transaero dismissed

The Supreme Commercial Court has upheld the decision to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former Transaero shareholder Eskerkhan Mutalibov to collect 1.62 billion rubles (over $50 million) from the airline.

10:55 19.06.2013

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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