Moscow realtor convicted of $500 mln embezzlement to be released on paroleMoscow’s Babushkinsky District Court has granted parole for prominent realtor Alexander Konstanitnovsky sentenced to 3 years in prison for embezzling $500 million.12:56 21.05.2018
Ex-Russian Deputy Culture Minister detained in $7.3 mln embezzlement caseMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday ruled to put ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov, who had been earlier convicted of embezzling public funds allocated for restoration of cultural heritage objects, in detention until July 16 as part of a new embezzlement case opened against him.15:59 18.05.2018
Ex-Russian Deputy Culture Minister Pirumov suspected of $7.3 mln embezzlementEx-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov, who had been earlier found guilty of embezzling public funds allocated for restoration of cultural heritage objects, was arrested on suspicion of a 450-million-ruble ($7.3 million) embezzlement.16:05 17.05.2018
Ex-Seventh Studio chief accountant to stay under house arrest until July 19The Moscow City Court on Thursday extended house arrest for ex-Seventh Studio chief accountant Nina Maslyayeva, a defendant in embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, until July 19.12:54 17.05.2018
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
Daughter of nuclear supervision agency official detained in $76 mln embezzlement caseThe daughter of a director of the North-West department of the nuclear supervision agency Rostekhnadzor Yelena Slabikova, who stands charged with complicity in a 4.7-billion-ruble embezzlement ($76 million), has been put in detention until July 9.17:29 14.05.2018
Seizure of $24k owned by brother of ex-bankruptcy manager of Rosneft subsidiary upheldThe Moscow City Court on Monday upheld a lower court’s ruling to seize 1.5 million rubles ($24,000) belonging to a brother of the former bankruptcy manager of a Rosneft subsidiary Oleg Smetanin charged with embezzling 300 million rubles ($5 million).16:42 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
Charges brought against Summa Group ownersCharges have been brought against Summa Group owners Ziyavudin Magomedov and Magomed Magomedov as part of a 2.5-billion-ruble embezzlement case ($43.5 million).17:11 11.05.2018
Sentence of Russian Basketball Federation ex-chief takes effectThe Moscow City Court has upheld a 4.5-year prison term given to ex-president of the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) Yulia Anikeyeva for embezzling 44 million rubles (about $710,000 at the current exchange rate) in absentia.17:14 10.05.2018
Accomplice of Komi Republic’s ex-head Gaizer gets 6 years in prisonA court has sentenced Demyan Moskvin, an accomplice of the former head of Russia’s Komi Republic Vyacheslav Gaizer, to 6 years in prison for embezzlement, money laundering and participation in a criminal organization.17:16 08.05.2018
Probe opened into $732k embezzlement of Defense Ministry’s propertyA criminal case has been opened over unlawful appropriation of the Defense Ministry's property worth over 46 million rubles ($732,000).18:00 07.05.2018
Rusnano top manager to remain in detention until JuneThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended detention of the managing director of the state-owned technology corporation Rusnano Andrey Gorkov involved in a 738 million-ruble (about $12 million) embezzlement case over embezzling.15:53 07.05.2018
Ex-CFO of Russian construction firm gets 3 years in Venezuela plants embezzlement caseMoscow’s Lefortovsky District Court has sentenced ex-chief financial executive of Stroyinvestengineering Su-848 company Irina Pomeshchikova to 3 years in prison for embezzling over 1 billion rubles ($16 million) allocated for the construction of Kalashnikov assault rifles manufacturing plants in Venezuela.10:46 07.05.2018
Ex-manager of Moscow theater gets 5 years in prison for $90k embezzlementThe Savelovsky District Court of Moscow has sentenced ex-manager of the Center of Drama and Direction Dmitry Palaguta to 5 years in prison for embezzlement of 5.5 million rubles (about $90,000).17:09 04.05.2018
Russian banker appeals his arrest in absentia in $13 mln embezzlement caseThe Asian-Pacific Bank’s co-owner Andrey Vdovin charged with embezzlement of about $13 million has appealed his arrest in absentia.16:46 04.05.2018
Former Russian banker charged with $12 mln embezzlement to stay detained till AugustMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday extended detention of ex-Rosprombank president Sergey Salogubov charged with embezzlement of 756 million rubles (about $12 million) until August 10.14:59 04.05.2018
Moscow court to start hearing case against ex-president of MAST-Bank on May 14The Preobrazhensky District Court of Moscow will commence hearing of a criminal case against former president of now insolvent MAST-Bank Yury Pirogov and two other ex-managers of the bank charged with embezzlement of 5.6 billion rubles ($88.3 million) on May 14.13:00 04.05.2018
Investigation into ex-banker charged with document forgery completedInvestigators have completed probe into ex-board chair of Russian Financial Alliance Bank Irina Sidorova charged with falsification of documents.12:11 04.05.2018
Moscow court upholds house arrest of Rosgosstrakh bank’s ex-shareholderThe Moscow City Court has upheld a house arrest for head of Legion Finance company, ex-shareholder of Rosgosstrakh bank Nadezhda Klepalskaya in embezzlement case.17:22 03.05.2018