Foreign Ministry qualifies alleged Russian scammer's arrest as abductionThe arrest of Russian national Roman Seleznev on the Maldive Islands is an unfriendly move, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding that it is not the first time that the United States “has actually abducted a Russian national.”14:30 08.07.2014
Russian point-of-sale hacker arrested in USThe US Secret Service has arrested a Russian national suspected of hacking into point-of-sale systems at US retailers, AP announced on Monday night, citing Jenny Durkan, the US attorney for the Western District of Washington.11:44 08.07.2014
Match Hospitality director arrested in Brazil over ticket scam - reportThe Rio de Janeiro police have arrested Ray Whelan, director of the World Cup’s hospitality provider, Match Hospitality, as part of an investigation into the illegal sale of World Cup tickets, AFP announced.11:17 08.07.2014
Russian court orders paralyzed fraud convict’s release from prisonThe Sverdlovsky District Court in Kostroma on Thursday ordered the release of Vladimir Topekhin, a paralyzed man sentenced to four years in prison for fraud, defense attorney Svetlana Sidorkina told RAPSI.10:36 04.07.2014
Turncoat banker Gitelson’s fraud case referred to courtInvestigators and prosecutors in St.Petersburg have referred to a court a 5 billion-ruble fraud case against Alexander Gitelson, former owner of the Bank of East European Finance Corporation (EEFC Bank, St. Petersburg) and former board chairman of Inkasbank, Russia’s Investigative Committee’s official spokesman Vladimir Markin announced Tuesday.11:27 01.07.2014
Navalny supporter charged with fraud to remain under house arrestThe Moscow City Court on Monday upheld a previous court ruling to place Konstantin Yankauskas, a member of the Moscow legislature who had been charged with large-scale fraud, under house arrest, RIA Novosti reported from the courtroom.13:10 30.06.2014
Eurasia Logistic manager convicted of $730 mln fraud released on paroleThe former Director General of Eurasia Logistic, Alexander Volkov, who was sentenced in a $730 million fraud case in 2012, has been released on parole, Kommersant newspaper wrote on Monday.12:09 30.06.2014
New York attorney general files fraud suit against BarclaysThe New York State Attorney General has filed civil fraud charges against the UK banking giant, Barclays, arguing that it favored high-frequency traders over other investors, The New York Times writes.11:47 26.06.2014
Moscow court mitigates sentence for Africans convicted of $26.5 mln fraudThe Moscow City Court mitigated the sentence to three Africans convicted of embezzling a minimum of 900 million rubles ($26.5 million) from foreign commercial enterprises under the guise of famous Russian companies, according to the court’s press office.14:22 25.06.2014
Russian flght attendant suspected of fraud in US sentenced to time servedCalifornia state Federal Court has officialy closed the case against Russian flight attendant Marina Talashkova who was accused and arrested in Canada on suspicion of fraud and spent 2,5 years in pre-trial detention, according to the court documents RAPSI obtained on Monday.13:42 23.06.2014
Russian ex-defense minister could testify in subordinate's fraud caseEx-Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov could testify in the case of Yevgenia Vasilyeva, former head of the Defense Ministry’s Property Department, attorney Konstantin Rivkin told RAPSI.13:07 20.06.2014
Investigation into banker Gitelson’s fraud case finishedRussia’s Investigative Committee has finished its investigation into a 5 billion-ruble fraud case against Alexander Gitelson, former owner of the Bank of East European Finance Corporation (EEFC Bank, St. Petersburg) and former board chairman of Inkasbank, said the committee’s official spokesman, Vladimir Markin.17:44 19.06.2014
Navalny’s supporter charged with fraud appeals house arrestThe defense of Konstantin Yankauskas, a member of the Moscow legislature who had been charged with large-scale fraud, filed an appeal against his house arrest, attorney Sergei Panchenko told RAPSI.12:47 16.06.2014
Extradition hearing for fugitive Russian finance official postponedA French court of appeals has postponed until September the extradition hearing of the former Finance Minister of the Moscow Region, Alexei Kuznetsov, who stands accused in a $10 million fraud case, until September, Kommersant newspaper writes.11:59 16.06.2014
Investigative Committee charges Navalny supporter with fraudA member of the Moscow legislature, Konstantin Yankauskas, has been charged with large-scale fraud. Investigators have filed a motion to place him under house arrest, lawyer Sergei Panchenko told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.11:50 11.06.2014
Controversial Russian lawmaker may be charged with attempted fraudRussian investigators may initiate criminal proceedings against controversial State Duma lawmaker Alexei Mitrofanov on charges of attempted fraud. Sufficient evidence has been gathered against the MP, First Deputy of the Prosecutor General's Office Alexander Buksman said Tuesday at the State Duma meeting.17:33 10.06.2014
Businessman accused of defrauding Russian official could be extradited from ItalyOn June 12 a court in Italy will consider the possible extradition of a businessman, suspected of large-scale fraud, to Russia, Kommersant newspaper writes. Interpol put Labzin on the international wanted list on suspicion of large-scale fraud in 2013.10:58 10.06.2014
Russian parliament to review bill on tougher punishment for skimmingThe Russian Government has submitted a bill to the State Duma to toughen criminal liability for skimming, the cabinet of ministers announced on its website this Tuesday.11:41 03.06.2014
US authorities charge Russian national with hackingThe US Justice Department on Monday charged a Russian national, Evgeniy Bogachev, with committing cybercrimes, Reuters reports.10:22 03.06.2014
RIGroup CEO Dmitry Kotlyarenko arrested in absentia - reportA Moscow court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Dmitry Kotlyarenko, who fled to the United States after his release on parole in Russia in a 10-billion-ruble ($288 million) fraud case. Investigators believe that former Finance Minister of the Moscow Region Alexei Kuznetsov was also involved in the large-scale fraud.12:06 02.06.2014