Detained ex-head of Russian Biathlon Union put under house arrest in embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court on Monday released director of Russia’s picked teams training centre and ex-president of the Russian Biathlon Union Alexander Kravtsov charged with embezzling over 14 million rubles (about $175,000 at the current exchange rate) from detention and placed him under house arrest.16:47 02.11.2020
Motion to put detained Russian bank's top manager under house arrest adjourned for weekMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Monday postponed an investigator’s motion to replace detention of executive director of the Bank Trust Mikhail Khabarov, who is a defendant in a 900 million-ruble embezzlement case, with house arrest, until November 10.14:40 02.11.2020
Ex-penitentiary official’s embezzlement sentence appeal to be heard in late NovemberThe Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction will hear an appeal against sentence given to ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov convicted of the 263-million-ruble (about $3.5 million at the current exchange rate) embezzlement on November 25.11:35 30.10.2020
Investigators seek to place detained bank top manager under house arrestInvestigators have lodged a plea to place executive director of the Bank Trust Mikhail Khabarov detained in a case over 900 million-ruble embezzlement under house arrest. The Basmanny District Court of Moscow would hear the petition on November 2, RAPSI was told in the court’s press servoice on Thursday.11:17 29.10.2020
Irkutsk lawmaker's detention in embezzlement case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Monday dismissed an appeal against detention of Andrey Levchenko, lawmaker of the Irkutsk Region Legislative Assembly and son of a former regional Governor, who stands charged with embezzling over 185 million rubles (about $2.5 million).17:26 26.10.2020
Appeal against Bank Trust top manager’s detention in embezzlement case for November 9The Moscow City Court will consider an appeal against detention of executive director of the Bank Trust Mikhail Khabarov in a case over 900 million-ruble embezzlement on November 9.14:24 23.10.2020
Theater project embezzlement sentence appeals adjourned due to convict’s COVID-19 illnessThe Moscow City Court on Friday postponed appeals against sentence in a high-profile Seventh Studio stage company embezzlement case until November 18 because of the COVID-19 illness of convicted Director of the Russian Academic Youth Theater Sophia Apfelbaum.11:59 23.10.2020
Moscow lawmaker sentenced to suspended term for $30,000 embezzlementThe Moscow City Duma lawmaker Oleg Sheremetyev on Thursday received a 4-year suspended sentence with further 4-year probation for the 2 million-ruble (about $30,000) budget funds embezzlement.16:16 22.10.2020
Ex-CEO of Far Eastern Energy Company gets 2.5 years in jail for $9 mln embezzlementEx-Director General of the Far Eastern Energy Company Victor Milush has been sentenced to 2.5 years in penal colony for embezzling over 680 million rubles (about $9 million).15:28 22.10.2020
Appeal against Irkutsk lawmaker's detention in embezzlement case set for October 26The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against detention of Andrey Levchenko, lawmaker of the Irkutsk Region Legislative Assembly and son of a former regional Governor, who stands charged with embezzling over 185 million rubles (about $2.5 million), on October 26.18:00 20.10.2020
New embezzlement trial of ex-Deputy Culture Minister to start in late OctoberThe Krasnogorsk Town Court near Moscow will begin considering a new case against ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov over the 800 million-ruble (over $11 million) organized embezzlement allocated for restoration of the Hermitage Museum in late October.16:45 20.10.2020
Ombudsman Titov asks Prosecutor General to take Baring Vostok defense position into accountRussia’s Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov asked Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov to note that investigators had rejected new documents submitted by defense in the Baring Vostok case.12:38 20.10.2020
Sentencing of Moscow lawmaker Sheremetyev set for October 22Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court will pass sentence upon the City Duma lawmaker Oleg Sheremetyev charged with the 2 million-ruble ($30,000) budget funds embezzlement on October 22.17:47 19.10.2020
Prosecution seeks 4-year suspended term for Moscow lawmaker accused of stealing $30KA prosecutor on Monday demanded a 4-year suspended sentence with a 5-year probation for the Moscow lawmaker Oleg Sheremetyev charged with stealing over 2 million rubles (about $30,000) of budget funds.14:25 19.10.2020
Jail sentence of former vice-president of Russian insurer mitigated by 4 yearsThe Moscow City Court on Friday reduced prison sentence passed upon Sergey Khachaturov, former vice-president of Rosgosstrakh, the largest insurer in Russia, for his role in a stock fraud and money laundering scheme causing 8 billion rubles (about $104 million) loss from 8 to 4 years.14:56 16.10.2020
Detention of ex-Deputy Minister of Science extended for one monthMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Friday extended detention of ex-Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Marina Lukashevich in an embezzlement case until November 16.13:27 16.10.2020
Moscow State University vice-rector freed from detention, put under house arrestA court in Saransk, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Mordovia, on Friday released ex-Construction Minister of the Samara Region and vice-rector of the Moscow State University Alexey Grishin from detention and put him under house arrest.11:32 16.10.2020
Accounts of 5 foreign firms blocked upon court order as part of ex-minister Abyzov caseMoscow’s Basmanny District Court has ordered blocking of Sovcombank accounts of five foreign companies allegedly related to the former Minister for Open Government affairs Mikhail Abyzov charged with embezzlement.12:00 14.10.2020
Ex-top manager of Yugra bank freed from house arrest in $100 mln embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday replaced house arrest of ex-owner of Bank Yugra Alexey Khotin charged with embezzling 7.5 billion rubles (about $100 million) from the credit organization with a restraining order.18:52 13.10.2020
Appeal of vice-president of Russian insurer against 8-year term set for mid-OctoberThe Moscow City Court has set an appeal lodged by Sergey Khachaturov, former vice-president of Rosgosstrakh, the largest insurer in Russia, against an 8-year prison sentence for his role in a stock fraud and money laundering scheme causing 8 billion rubles (about $104 million) loss for October 16.17:38 09.10.2020