Attorney tried to steal major Russian retailer founder's inheritanceMoscow-based attorney, Yelena Panova, has been arrested for fraud after filing a claim that the son of a Tula Region woman she represented has rights in the Yevgeny Mylnikov inheritance distribution ruling, Kommersant reported Friday. Yevgeny Mylnikov was a founder of then major Sedmoi Kontinent grocery store chain and died in 2012.13:28 21.03.2014
Probe into fatal FBI shooting of Todashev to be released March 25 – reportThe results of an investigation into the FBI shooting death of Ibragim Todashev, who was killed during an interrogation connected with the Boston Marathon bombing investigation, will be announced next Tuesday.12:38 21.03.2014
Visa and MasterCard block Rotenberg’s bank operationsVisa and MasterCard payment systems on Friday blocked operations with SMP Bank owned by Russian businessmen Arkady and Boris Rotenbergs added to a list of targeted economic sanctions by the United States on Thursday, according to the bank’s statement.12:14 21.03.2014
Vienna court rules against releasing gas mogul Firtash on bailA court in Vienna announced on Thursday that the EUR 125 million ($174 million) bail for detained Ukrainian industrialist Dmytro Firtash had been received on Wednesday, but that federal money laundering authorities had frozen the funds to investigate the origin.10:40 21.03.2014
Russia, US exchange sanctions lists over UkraineThe Russian Foreign Ministry has released a list of sanctions targeting top US officials and lawmakers, as US President Barrack Obama announced that Washington is imposing additional sanctions against Russians in connection with handling of the Ukraine crisis.20:11 20.03.2014
Duma ratifies treaty for Russian reunification with CrimeaThe Russian State Duma ratified on Thursday a treaty for Russia's reunification with the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastapol.18:38 20.03.2014
Russian bank’s libel suit over damaging internet comment postponedA Moscow bank’s complaint over a negative comment posted online has been adjourned until June 4, RAPSI learned from the Moscow Commercial Court Thursday.17:12 20.03.2014
Arrest order upheld against former Russian senator PugachevMoscow's Basmanny District Court has dismissed an appeal challenging the issuance of an arrest order against Sergei Pugachev, former Russian senator and founder of the bankrupted Mezhprombank, the court's press office told RAPSI Thursday.16:54 20.03.2014
Fugitive mogul Polonsky charged in Russia with $4 million embezzlementRussian businessman Sergei Polonsky has been officially charged with embezzling over 150 million rubles ($4.1 million) from the Rublyovskaya Riviera residential construction project's participants, the Interior Ministry reported Thursday.15:41 20.03.2014
US court finds ‘encouraging’ suicide is a constitutionally protected rightDistasteful as it may be, speech encouraging or advising another to commit suicide is entitled to free-speech protection under the First Amendment of the US Constitution, Minnesota’s highest court held Thursday.15:06 20.03.2014
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