Moscow court to rule on DIA claim to recover Rub 79B from Intercommerz bank ex-managersThe Moscow Commercial Court is to examine a claim of the governmental Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) seeking to recover 79.4 billion rubles (about $1.2 billion) from four persons earlier in control of Intercommerz bank on April 26.12:54 28.02.2019
Mezhtrastbank embezzlement case defendants go on trialA criminal case against Dmitry Redkin and Svetlana Romanova, who are charged with embezzling over 2.5 billion rubles ($38 million) from Mezhtrastbank, is going to trial.13:50 07.02.2019
Russian Credit’s claim against ex-banker Motylev set for March 11The Moscow Commercial Court has scheduled a claim filed by the Russian Credit bank seeking to include a debt of ex-head of the banking group Anatoly Motylev worth nearly 33.3 billion rubles ($508 million at the current exchange rate) in the creditors’ list for March 11.10:55 05.02.2019
Ruling on revocation of Yugra bank’s license not to be reconsideredThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed an application filed by Yugra bank seeking the review of a ruling on the validity of the Central Bank’s license revocation order upon newly discovered evidence.15:55 04.02.2019
Lithuania extradites Russian citizen charged with skimmingRussian national Artem Antonov charged with producing, keeping and using counterfeit has been extradited from Lithuania.17:21 01.02.2019
Ex-Russian banker to remain detained in $18 mln embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court on Monday upheld a lower court’s ruling ordering to extend detention of ex-Promsberbank shareholder Ivan Myazin, who stands charged with embezzling over 1.2 billion rubles (over $18 million) from the bank.14:03 28.01.2019
Ex-employees of Russian bank receive 3 years in prison for $8.5 mln embezzlementA court in Tyumen, a city in Western Siberia, has sentenced ex-several employees of the Siberian Bank for Reconstruction and Development to 3 years in prison each for embezzling more than 560 million rubles ($8.5 million) from the financial organization.17:41 18.01.2019
Moscow Commercial Court winds up Soyuzny bankThe Moscow Commercial Court has judicially liquidated Soyuzny bank upon a motion filed by Russia’s Central Bank.16:47 11.01.2019
Russian Supreme Court upholds revocation of Yugra bank’s licenseThe Supreme Court of Russia will not review a decision of a lower court confirming revocation of Yugra bank’s license.16:53 24.12.2018
Moscow court to hear Soyuzny bank’s closure caseThe Moscow Commercial Court will consider a motion of Russia’s Central Bank seeking the involuntary liquidation of Soyuzny bank in February.10:59 04.12.2018
Ex-president of Globex Bank detained on embezzlement allegationsMoscow’s Basmanny District Court has detained ex-president of Globex Bank Vitaly Vavilin until January 14 as part of embezzlement case.18:02 16.11.2018
Ex-Fundservicebank top managers to remain under house arrest until end of yearThe Moscow City Court has upheld extension of house arrest for ex-president of Fundservicebank Alexander Volovnik and his former deputy Pyotr Ladonshchikov charged with embezzlement and gang organizing.16:43 23.10.2018
Russia’s DIA seeks to recover $28.9 million from ex-heads of LenoblbankRussia’s Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) has filed a lawsuit against two persons formerly in charge of Lenoblbank seeking to recover 1.3 billion rubles ($19.1 million), $4 million and 4.9 million euros ($5.8 million) or about $28.9 million in total from them.10:52 18.09.2018
State Duma adopts bill on fighting remote banking fraudThe State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, passed in the third and final reading on Tuesday a government bill aimed to counter money embezzlement from bank accounts via telebanking.11:43 05.06.2018
Former MAST-Bank top managers plead not guilty to $90 mln embezzlementEx-president of now insolvent MAST-Bank Yury Pirogov and two other ex-managers of the bank have pleaded not guilty to embezzlement of 5.6 billion rubles ($90 million).19:47 14.05.2018
Defendants in case on cashing out of $120 mln in Admiralteysky bank plead not guiltyFive defendants in a criminal case over unlawful bank activity in Admiralteysky bank estimated at 7 billion rubles (about $120 million) and credit fraud have pleaded not guilty.11:30 14.05.2018
Putin orders government to prevent unjustified freezing of bank accountsPresident Vladimir Putin has tasked the government and the Central Bank of Russia with preparing amendments to legislation that would prevent unjustified freeze of bank accounts belonging to individuals and companies.12:36 13.04.2018
Criminal case over cashing out of $120 million in Admiralteysky bank reaches courtA criminal case against five residents of the Moscow region charged with unlawful bank activity in Admiralteysky bank estimated at 7 billion rubles (about $120 million) has reached the Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow.11:07 22.03.2018
Russia’s lawmakers support bill on fighting remote banking fraudRussia’s State Duma has passed a governmental bill aimed to counter theft of money from bank accounts via telebanking in the first reading.18:06 17.01.2018
Probe opened into $96 million embezzlement at Russian bankA criminal case has been opened over embezzling 5.6 billion rubles ($96 million) from Russia’s Finprombank.16:39 23.11.2017