Appeal against acquittal of prominent Russian art expert Basner postponed to August 11The St. Petersburg City Court has postponed the review of an appeal against acquittal of a prominent Russian art expert Yelena Basner in a fraud case to August 11.16:03 28.07.2016
Russian court upholds ruling which puts former co-owner of Vneshprombank on wanted listThe Moscow City Court has upheld the ruling of a lower court putting co-owner of the Vneshprombank Georgy Bedzhamov, who is accused of large-scale fraud, on the international wanted list.19:22 20.07.2016
Fraud charges brought against top-brass of Russian construction company - reportThe Investigative Department of the Interior Ministry has brought charges in absentia against the owner of the “Energostroyinvest-holding” Anton Zingarevich and the CEO of the company Constantin Shishkin.10:52 19.07.2016
Moscow court upholds extended detention of tycoon PolonskyThe Moscow City Court has upheld the extended detention of real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky, who stands accused of large scale fraud during the construction of two residential complexes, until August 12.17:45 14.07.2016
U.S. national detained in Russia on suspicion of fraudThe Presnensky District Court of Moscow has detained a U.S. national George Hager until July 25 in a fraud case.10:55 12.07.2016
Russian official suspected of fraud detained until August 30The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has detained a deputy head of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) Alexander Buryakov who is suspected of large-scale fraud.10:37 07.07.2016
Head of Russian Authors’ Society charged with fraudHead of the Russian Authors’ Society (RAO) Sergei Fedotov has been charged with 500 million rubles ($7.6 mln) fraud.17:30 30.06.2016
Military court upholds mitigation of ex-Russian Army commander’s sentenceThe Moscow Regional Military Court on Wednesday upheld mitigation of sentence for former Army Commander Colonel General Vladimir Chirkin and his release.15:43 15.06.2016
Former employees of Russian Drug Control Service to go on trial in fraud attempt caseFour residents of Murmansk, including former employees of Federal Drug Control Service are going on trial for alleged attempt to cash a forged bill of 1 billion rubles ($15.5 million) in one of the region’s largest banks.10:55 10.06.2016
Bankruptcy claim against Russian ex-banker Motylev set for Aug.4The Moscow Commercial Court will consider a claim filed by the BVI company Camilla Properties Limited for bankruptcy of Russian businessman Anatoly Motylev, who is involved in the large scale fraud criminal case, on August 4.16:39 09.06.2016
Russian tycoon Polonsky to stay in detention until AugustThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday extended the detention of real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky, who stands accused of large scale fraud during the construction of two residential complexes, until August 12.12:51 07.06.2016
Convict in Defense Ministry fraud case seeks paroleIrina Yegorova, one of the convicted defendants in the Oboronservis embezzlement case, has filed a parole application with a court in the Vladimir Region.11:21 03.06.2016
Alleged false bankers accused of $14 million bank fraud to go on trialMoscow investigators have finished work on the criminal case against false bankers who allegedly have earned over 900 million rubles ($14 million) through illegal bank operations.15:41 02.06.2016
President Putin proposes penalties for fraudulent contract breachRussian President Vladimir Putin has submitted a bill to the State Duma that would introduce punishment for fraud associated with premeditated breach of business contracts.12:15 27.05.2016
Former Russian regional MP gets 3.5 years in prison for fraudFormer MP of the Varnensky village in the Chelyabinsk Region, Sergei Novikov, has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for large scale fraud.14:47 25.05.2016
Prominent Russian art expert acquitted of fraudThe Dzerzhinsky District Court of St. Petersburg on Tuesday declared prominent Russian art expert Yelena Basner not guilty to fraud.16:45 17.05.2016
Russia moves to seize British estate owned by fugitive banker - reportMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court has has ordered the seizure of an estate in UK, worth ₤140 million, owned by the former head of the Bank of Moscow Andrey Borodin.11:55 12.05.2016
Prosecutors ask to sentence prominent Russian art expert to 4 years in prisonThe prosecutor in the criminal case against prominent Russian art expert Yelena Basner, who is charged with fraud, asked the court to sentence the defendant to 4 years in prison.14:30 11.05.2016
Rights of paralyzed Russian national sentenced for fraud violated - ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that the rights of Vladimir Topekhin, a paralyzed Russian national sentenced to four years in correctional colony for fraud, were vilolated in part.14:31 10.05.2016
Ex-head of Rostov building company accused of embezzling $5 millionInvestigators of the Rostov Region General Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have brought charges of a major scale fraud amounting to 322 million rubles (about $5 million) against the owner of a Rostov-on-Don building company.12:42 05.05.2016