Ex Russian Defense Ministry official suspected of $176 mln fraudProsecutors have uncovered illicit sale of the Defense Ministry's plots involving former Defense Ministry official Yevgeniya Vasilyeva, who gained notoriety due to the Oboronservis scandal, the Prosecutor General's Office reported Tuesday.12:48 27.08.2013
Ex-defense minister Serdyukov evades criminal case - reportThe main military investigation department of Russia's Investigative Committee has rejected the initiation of the criminal case against ousted defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov and former head of the Education department of Defense Ministry Yekaterina Priezzheva.11:10 19.08.2013
New fraud exposes ex-defense minister Serdyukov, Vasilyeva - reportInvestigators have uncovered a new fraud scheme involving ousted defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov and former Defense Ministry official Yevgeniya Vasilyeva, who gained notoriety due to the Oboronservis scandal.12:47 16.08.2013
Witness in Russian Defense Ministry corruption scandal jailedA witness in a high-profile corruption scandal that erupted under the Defense Ministry last year was sent to prison for two years and eight months by a Moscow court on Wednesday.17:22 24.07.2013
Lawyers criticize leaks in Defense property scandal investigationLawyers acting for former Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov have criticized media leaks about an investigation into their client, as investigators questioned him yet again Tuesday over a major corruption scandal involving real estate sales.13:34 24.07.2013
Russian investigators open new Defense property corruption casesRussia’s Investigative Committee opened two new criminal cases Tuesday into sales of Defense Ministry real estate, part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption at the ministry’s property service company Oboronservis that has implicated high-level government officials.12:31 23.07.2013
Investigators probe ex-defense minister's land sales – reportRussian military investigators have launched a probe into the sale of forest land outside Moscow sanctioned by ex-Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.17:06 08.07.2013
Suspect arrested for alleged involvement in Oboronservice embezzlement caseThe Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Dinara Bilyalova on suspicion of involvement in the embezzlement scandal at the Defense Ministry.10:32 21.06.2013
Putin: Defense property fraud scandal investigation to reach conclusionDuring a Q&A session this Thursday, President Vladimir Putin assured the audience that the Oboronservice criminal case will reach a conclusion. "I would like to emphasize that the cases resumed soon after I returned to the post of commander-in-chief. Obviously, there were no obstacles to opening these cases. In fact, the law enforcement agencies were informed about these issues," Putin said.15:50 25.04.2013
General pleads guilty to causing fighter jet crash in KareliaMajor General Kanamat Botashev, who is being prosecuted for causing a fourth-generation Su-27 fighter to crash last year, has pleaded guilty in court.13:16 23.04.2013
Investigators do not have enough evidence to charge SerdyukovFormer Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov is only a witness in the high-profile Oboronservice fraud case, because the investigators do not have enough evidence to charge him, says presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.11:48 15.04.2013
Ex-CEO of major Russian gun manufacturer charged with $1 mln fraudThe former CEO of small-arms manufacturer Izhevsk Mechanical Works (Izhmash) has been charged with a 35 million-ruble ($1.1 million) fraud, Moscow police said on Thursday, in the latest of a string of corruption scandals to hit the Russian defense industry.11:11 11.04.2013
Prosecutor seeks three years in jail for Defense property fraud suspectThe prosecutor has asked the Tverskoy District Court to sentence to three years in prison Nikolai Lyubutov, who is suspected of committing large-scale fraud at the Defense Ministry's Oboronservice.15:03 05.04.2013
Ex-defense minister to be questioned about illegal supplies from KazakhstanInvestigators plan to question former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov as a witness in the case of the illegal supply of torpedo components from Kazakhstan.13:11 02.04.2013
Defense property scandal suspect charged with embezzling over $6 millionThe police have charged Yevgenia Vasilyeva, former Defense Ministry official involved in the case of Oboronservice, with embezzling shares worth over 190 million rubles ($6.2 million).11:41 28.03.2013
Investigators probe $3 mln defense firm fraudInvestigators are probing the suspected embezzlement of 102 million rubles ($3.3 million) by the head of a state-owned defense firm during the development of a space rocket system14:36 27.03.2013
House arrest of suspect in Defense Ministry property scandal extendedThe Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow has extended the detention of Yevgenia Vasilyeva, former CEO of the Defense Ministry's Property Management Department who has been charged as part of the 13 billion rubles ($433 million) fraud case until May 23.15:21 20.03.2013
Deal to sell Defense Ministry's land plot on Big Neva shore invalidatedThe Presidium of the Supreme Commercial Court has invalidated the contract under which the Defense Ministry sold 11,000 square meters of shore land to TransStroy.12:42 15.03.2013
Russian army generals testify against ousted defense ministerSeveral Russian Army generals have testified against ex-Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov in the case of a large-scale property scandal that served to oust Serdyukov from his post and instigate a reshuffling within the Ministry last November.16:08 14.03.2013
Ex-defense minister finally testifies in property scandalRussia’s former Defense Minister, Anatoly Serdyukov, has been cooperating for the first time in an investigation into his alleged complicity in misusing Defense Ministry assets to carry out expensive renovation work at a luxury summer house belonging to his brother-in-law, and has testified as a witness.16:09 13.03.2013