Financial expert gets 2.5 years for $2 mln embezzlement from Russian bankFinancial expert and former co-owner of the British Portsmouth Football Club Vladimir Antonov was sentenced to 2.5 years in penal colony for involvement in embezzling 150 million rubles (over $2 million) from Russia’s Bank Sovestky.17:56 11.03.2019
Former Russian banker arrested in absentia as part of $520 mln embezzlement caseMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Monday issued an arrest warrant for ex-president of Otkritie Bank Eugeny Dankevich charged with 34-billion-ruble embezzlement (about $520 million) in absentia.16:59 11.03.2019
Claim to forfeit Moscow Region district ex-head’s $150 mln assets to be heard on March 21The Krasnogorsk City Court in the Moscow Region will begin hearing a lawsuit lodged by prosecutors seeking to forfeit 10-billion-ruble ($150 million) assets of ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District Alexander Shestun on March 21.14:36 11.03.2019
Trial of 11 defendants in 2017 St. Petersburg metro terror act case set for AprilThe trial of 11 persons allegedly involved in a terror attack that occurred in the St. Petersburg metro in 2017 will begin on April 2 as the defendants are expected to be transferred from Moscow by this time.13:38 11.03.2019
Detention of high-ranking Moscow Region official in bribery case upheldThe Moscow City Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Sergey Gribinyuchenko, ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Pushkino District, against his detention in a bribery case. He will stay in detention until April 18,12:24 11.03.2019
Russian investigators seek to arrest ex-banker in absentia in $515 mln embezzlement caseThe Investigative Committee of Russia on Monday asked Moscow’s Basmanny District Court to arrest ex-president of Otkritie Bank Eugeny Dankevich in absentia as part of a 34-billion-ruble embezzlement case ($515 million).11:24 11.03.2019
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022