Prosecutor seeks 4 years for Hermitage Museum ex-deputy director in embezzlement caseA prosecutor on Friday asked the Kuibyshevsky District Court of St. Petersburg to sentence ex-deputy director of the Hermitage Museum Mikhail Novikov charged with embezzlement money allocated restoration of the museum’s facilities to 4 years in prison.13:25 13.07.2018
Investigators seek extension of Gogol Center theater director’s house arrestInvestigators have filed a motion with Moscow’s Basmanny District Court demanding to extend house arrest of the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov charged with embezzling budget funds allocated for arts promotion until August 22.11:30 13.07.2018
Moscow State University deputy dean appeals detention in $643k embezzlement caseDeputy dean of the Moscow State University’s law faculty Vladimir Stepanov-Yegiyants suspected of embezzling about 40 million rubles (about $643,000) has filed an appeal against his detetion.17:41 12.07.2018
Detention of DS-Bank ex-head charged with embezzlement upheldThe Moscow City Court has upheld extended detention of DS-Bank’s ex-head Fyodor Tsyrulnik and other defendant in the case Vitaly Vergizov charged with embezzling 585 million rubles (nearly $10 million) from the bank.13:59 11.07.2018
Detainee charged with embezzling $1.3 mln from cell mate goes on trialA criminal case against a detainee charged with stealing 80 million rubles ($1.3 million) from his cell mate has been forwarded to Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court for hearing.12:59 11.07.2018
Moscow State University deputy dean suspected of $643k embezzlementDeputy dean of the Moscow State University’s law faculty Vladimir Stepanov-Yegiyants is suspected of embezzling about 40 million rubles (about $643,000).17:46 10.07.2018
Navalny appeals extension of probation period in Kirovles embezzlement caseRussian opposition politician Alexey Navalny has appealed the extension of his probation period in the Kirovles embezzlement case18:09 05.07.2018
Moscow court to begin hearings in case of Zakharchenko’s father on July 11The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow will begin hearings in a criminal case against Viktor Zakharchenko, the father of the former Russian anti-corruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko charged with corruption crimes, on July 11.15:59 05.07.2018
Moscow court refuses to toughen sentence for ex-Deputy Culture MinisterThe Moscow City Court’s Presidium on Thursday refused to toughen sentence for ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov, who had been earlier sentenced to 1.5 years in prison and a 1-million-ruble fine ($17,000) for embezzlement.11:28 05.07.2018
Moscow court lifts detention of Rusnano top manager GorkovThe Moscow City Court has lifted detention of the managing director of the state-owned technology corporation Rusnano Andrey Gorkov charged with embezzlement of 200 million rubles ($3.1 million).13:59 04.07.2018
Russia’s Hermitage Museum withdraws $481k claim against embezzlement case defendantsThe Hermitage Museum has withdrawn a 30.6-million-ruble claim ($481,000) against defendants in the case over embezzlement during construction and restoration of the museum’s facilities.12:59 04.07.2018
Sberbank employees suspected of embezzlement get arrestedSeveral current and former employees of Russia’s largest bank Sberbank have been arrested on suspicion of fraud and embezzlement.17:44 03.07.2018
Russian Basketball Federation ex-chief’s sentence for embezzlement appealedEx-president of the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) Yulia Anikeyeva has appealed a 4.5-year prison term she had received in absentia for embezzling 44 million rubles (about $700,000 at the current exchange rate).11:59 03.07.2018
Russian court to review another case on embezzlement in Ministry of DefenseA criminal case against employees of Russia’s Ministry of Defense charged with embezzlement of 70 million rubles ($1.1 million) allocated for determining borders of a continental shelf, will be heard by 224 Garrison District Court on July 3.11:59 02.07.2018
Supreme Court of Russia dismisses appeal against bankruptcy of Baltiyskiy Bank’s ex-headThe Supreme Court of Russia has dismissed an appeal against bankruptcy of ex-president of the Baltiyskiy Bank, Oleg Shigayev, charged with a 3 billion-ruble ($55 million) embezzlement.14:18 29.06.2018
Moscow court opens trial against ex-lawyer of YukosThe Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow initiated hearings in a criminal case against Yukos oil company’s former lawyer Pavel Ivlev, who is charged with embezzlement.13:46 29.06.2018
Navalny’s brother released from prisonOleg Navalny on Friday was released from prison after serving his sentence in the Yves Rocher embezzlement case, his brother, Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny, wrote on his Twitter.12:59 29.06.2018
Ex-president of Baltiyskiy Bank charged with embezzlement declared bankruptThe Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has declared co-owner and ex-president of Baltiyskiy Bank Oleg Shigayev, who stands charged with embezzlement of 3 billion rubles ($55 million), bankrupt.12:05 28.06.2018
Russian President signs bill on fighting remote banking fraud into lawRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill to counter money embezzlement from bank accounts via telebanking into law.10:31 28.06.2018
Detention of defendants in Arena Baltica stadium embezzlement case extendedThe Moscow City Court has extended detention of the deputy construction minister for the Kaliningrad Region Amir Kushkhov and deputy head of the construction control in the region Sergey Tribunsky charged with embezzlement during construction of Arena Baltica stadium.17:30 25.06.2018