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Netherlands may extradite Russian national charged with hacking to US

14:18 27/01/2015 A Dutch court rejected a motion from Russian national Vladimir Drinkman, who was charged in the US with hacking and theft of at least 160 million bank card details, requesting that he serve his prison term in the Netherlands.

Russia's Interior Ministry considers toughening penalties for fraud

12:43 26/01/2015 Russia's Interior Ministry has proposed changes to the Criminal Code toughening penalties for fraud as the ministry is seeking to reduce by six times the damage caused as a result of a large-scale fraud.

VTB Bank to be involved in trial over Russian family in Guatemala

12:06 23/01/2015 A court in Guatemala that is hearing a case of the the Bitkovs, a Russian family accused of fraud, agreed to subpoena VTB Bank in the case. The bank has filed financial claims against the couple.

Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation leaders probed for fraud

17:58 16/01/2015 Russia’s Investigative Committee is conducting a fraud investigation at renown opposition activist Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation.

Russian ex-defense minister Serdyukov fails to turn up for testimony

11:59 12/01/2015 Russian former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has not attended a hearing in a high-profile fraud case linked to Oboronservis, a holding company controlled by the Defense Ministry.

Interpol cathes up with South Korean national in Russia on fraud allegations

10:37 12/01/2015 South Korean national wanted for alleged fraud involving a fishing vessel have been detained in Vladivostok, Interfax reported on Monday, citing Russia's Interior Ministry.

Moscow court issues arrest warrant for chairman at Togliattiazot Makhlay

14:20 25/12/2014 Moscow's Basmanny District Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Vladimir Makhlay, chairman at Togliattiazot, in a $550 million embezzlement case.

Moscow court issues arrest warrant for chairman of Ameropa Holding AG

17:18 24/12/2014 Moscow's Basmanny District Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Andreas Zivy, president of the board of Switzerland-based Ameropa Holding AG, who is suspected of being invloved in a case of fraud at Togliattiazot.

LUKOIL wins dismissal of US lawsuit over alleged fraud

15:09 23/12/2014 Russia’s oil producer OAO Lukoil won the dismissal of a long-running action accusing the company of being engaged in an illegal scheme which led Archangel Diamond Corporation (ADC), a Canadian diamond development company, to bankruptcy.

Cambodia receives new Russian request to extradite fugitive tycoon Polonsky

12:40 16/12/2014 Cambodian prosecutors have received a new request from Russia to extradite Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky. The news agency’s source at the Cambodian Prosecutor General’s Office said the request was based on civil claims filed against Polonsky.

Criminal case against prominent Russian art expert heads to court

11:39 16/12/2014 A criminal investigation into a fraud involving prominent Russian art expert Yelena Basner, 58, has been completed, the case will be forwarded to court.

Navalny supporter charged with fraud appeals extension of his house arrest

13:47 12/12/2014 Konstantin Yankauskas, a member of the Moscow legislature who had been charged with large-scale fraud, has appealed extension of his house arrest, attorney Sergei Panchenko told RAPSI on Friday.

ECHR notifies Russia of a claim filed by paralyzed convict Topekhin

17:54 08/12/2014 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) addressed a series of questions to the parties to a case launched by Vladimir Topekhin, a paralyzed Russian national sentenced to four years in prison for fraud.

Bout’s former associate sentenced to five years in US prison

12:06 05/12/2014 A New York court has sentenced the associate of convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout, Richard Chichakli, to five years in prison on conspiracy and wire fraud charges.

Russian Brighton Beach restaurateur sentenced to 9 years for fraud

11:36 20/11/2014 Michael Levitis, the owner of New York's most famous Russian restaurant Rasputin and participant of Russian Dolls reality show, was sentenced to nine years in prison following his guilty plea in debt relief scam, reads the statement of the Southern District of New York DA Office released on Wednesday.

Russian restaurateur from Brighton Beach asks for five-year sentence

15:20 19/11/2014 Michael Levitis, the owner of New York's most famous Russian restaurant Rasputin, who pleaded guilty to fraud charges in debt relief scam, has asked for a five-year sentence.

Russian national to be sentenced in SpyEye malware case in March 2015

11:48 14/11/2014 US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia will pass sentence on Russian national Aleksandr Panin also known as “Gribodemon” and “Harderman” for wire and bank fraud on March 5, 2015.

US court sentences Armenian Power leader to 32 years

13:13 13/11/2014 A court in California sentenced Mher Darbinyan, one of the leaders of the gang American Power, to 32 years in prison for conspiracy including extortion, bank fraud and bank card skimming schemes, the US Department of Justice states in a press release.

Ex-lawyer sentenced in Moscow to 2.5 years for embezzling $700,000

13:31 29/10/2014 Moscow's Preobrazhensky District Court has sentenced former lawyer Zviad Khinikadze to 2.5 years in a penal colony for embezzling $700,000 from now-defunct Sovincom Bank.

Moscow police investigating massive iPhone 6 fraud

16:06 28/10/2014 Police are inspecting a hand-set retailer whose staff is suspected of having defrauded dozens of clients, RIA Novosti learned at the Interior Ministry’s department for Moscow on Tuesday.

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