Former Togliattiazot executives sentenced to prison in absentiaThe Komsomolsky District Court of Togliatti has found Togliattiazot co-owners Vladimir and Sergey Makhlai, ex-CEO Evgeny Korolev and their Swiss partners Andreas Zivy and Beat Ruprect guilty of large-scale fraud committed by an organized group. The court has sentenced Vladimir and Sergey Maklhai, and Andreas Zivy to 9 years in general regime penal colony each, Korolev and Ruprecht to 8.5 years each, and a fine.19:35 09.07.2019
Russian man impersonating police officer gets 8 years for fraudA court in Nizhny Tagil has sentenced Russian citizen Yury Blinov, who had extorted money playing a police officer’s role, to 8 years in prison for fraud.12:19 09.07.2019
Uralchem seeks to move dispute with Togliattiazot stockholders from Ireland to RussiaA jurisdiction challenge filed by the fertilizer producer Uralchem in its dispute with four Togliattiazot offshore shareholders is currently pending in the Irish High Court. Uralchem believes that the dispute is most connected to Russia and is supposed to be tried by Russian courts.17:08 04.07.2019
Moscow City Court upholds detention of Togliattikhimbank chairman Alexander PopovThe Moscow City Court has upheld the decision to detain chairman of Togliattikhimbank Alexander Popov for two months.14:15 04.07.2019
Ex-director of insurance company receives 5.5 years for fraudA court in Russia’s Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky has sentenced ex-director of an insurance company to 5.5 years in prison for insurance fraud.12:25 01.07.2019
Prison sentence of ex-Moscow judge and attorney in $70k fraud case vacatedThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday overturned sentence of ex-judge of the Moscow Commercial Court Igor Korogodov and attorney Alexander Mosin for attempted $70,000 fraud.14:07 25.06.2019
Moscow court upholds 7.5-year sentence of Soviet hockey player’s widow for fraudThe Moscow City Court on Monday upheld a 7.5-year prison sentence given to Anna Tyumeneva, the widow of the Soviet hockey player and Olympic champion Victor Tyumenev, for fraud.16:44 24.06.2019
Komi Republic’s ex-head Gaizer gets 11 years in prisonThe Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow on Monday found ex-head of Russia’s Komi Republic Vyacheslav Gaizer guilty of fraud, money laundering and receiving bribes and sentenced him to 11 years in high security prison.13:45 10.06.2019
Moscow Region district ex-head charged with fraud to spend summer in detentionThe Moscow City Court on Thursday extended detention of ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District Alexander Shestun charged with fraud and bribery until September 13.18:08 06.06.2019
Moscow Region district ex-head charged with fraud denied release from detentionThe Moscow City Court on Monday upheld extension of detention of ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District Alexander Shestun charged with fraud and bribery until June 13.16:16 03.06.2019
Ex-republican vice prime minister gets 8 years for abuse of office, fraudEx-first deputy of the Kalmykia Republic Government Chairman Petr Lantsanov has been sentenced to 8 years behind bars for abuse of office and fraud.15:05 16.05.2019
Two ex-security officers may be detained on fraud chargesInvestigators havesought detention for two former Federal Security Service (FSB) officers accused of corruption crimes for 2 months.15:41 26.04.2019
Businessman convicted of $6 mln VAT refund fraud, acquitted of organizing gangCEO of Petropolis company Mark Bronovsky was sentenced to 6 years and 10 months for a 377-million-ruble ($6 million) tax refund fraud but acquitted creating an organized criminal network.18:13 25.04.2019
Investigation into notorious Russian gang case completedInvestigation into a criminal case against gang members allegedly involved in committing serious and very serious crimes in Russia’s Komi Republic and Arkhangelsk Region has been completed.10:59 25.04.2019
Businessman to stand trial on charges of $9 mln VAT refund fraudA criminal case against CEO of Petropolis company Mark Bronovsky charged with a 576-million-ruble ($9 million) tax refund fraud has reached the Krasnogvardeysky District Court of St. Petersburg.14:59 04.04.2019
Ex-top manager of Russian geological company charged with fraud to stay jailed till MayThe Moscow Regional Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling ordering detention of the former first deputy chief of the Russian State Geological Company (Rosgeo) Ruslan Gorring charged with fraud until May 7.16:33 26.03.2019
Former Russian judge gets six years for promise to overturn guilty verdictJudge emeritus of the Saratov Regional Court Vladimir Stasenkov has received six years in colony for a promise to reverse a judgment of conviction for 15 million rubles (over $235,000).14:59 21.03.2019
Russian court to examine fraud case against manager of travel companyA court in the Russian town of Angarsk is to review a case launched against a manager of the Natalie Tours company charged with fraud amounting to 2 million rubles ($30,500 at the current exchange rate), RAPSI has been told by the Prosecutor General’s Office press-service.16:52 22.02.2019
Supreme Court upholds 7-year sentence of ex-Russian judge convicted of fraudThe Supreme Court of Russia on Thursday upheld a 7-year prison sentence given to a former judge Svetlana Martynova for farming land fraud.14:02 21.02.2019
Russian investigators seek to detain founder of Baring Vostok investment companyInvestigators on Friday filed a motion with Moscow’s Basmanny District Court demanding to place the founder of Baring Vostok investment company Michael Calvey suspected of large-scale fraud.14:38 15.02.2019