Russian hacker family allegedly steals $58,000 from US bankThe police detained suspected hackers in Russia who are believed to have stolen about $58,000 from client accounts of a US bank, the Russian Interior Ministry said in a statement Wednesday.12:28 12.03.2014
Opposition activist Navalny appeals house arrestThe defense team of renown anti-corruption crusader and opposition stalwart Alexei Navalny has filed an appeal against his house arrest, attorney Olga Mikhailova told RAPSI on Monday.16:23 03.03.2014
Russian lawyer charged with $110 mln tax return theftInvestigators have charged a St. Petersburg-based attorney Alexander Shved with running an organized criminal enterprise and conspiracy to steal 4 billion rubles ($110 mln), official spokesman for the Russian Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin told the press on Monday.10:35 03.03.2014
Defendant sentenced in Taiwanchik US organized-crime caseNicholas Hirsch, a defendant who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a high-profile US criminal case targeting Russian-American organized crime, was sentenced Tuesday to two years’ probation, 300 hours’ community service, and a $5,000 fine.13:25 28.02.2014
Justice catches up with Russian grant fraudster in Bulgaria - reportThe District Court of Burgas (Bulgaria) issued an arrested warrant for Chelyabinsk businessman Alexander Baranov at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office. Baranov was arrested and charged with fraud involving government subsidies.11:45 26.02.2014
Russian police nab two for ‘fishing’ money out of ATMsTwo suspects were detained by the police in the Moscow region town of Ivanovo for ‘fishing’ money out of an ATM in a major mall, regional police reports on Tuesday.14:45 25.02.2014
Defendants withdraw motion to dismiss US case alleging $230 mln Russian tax fraudThe defendants involved in a US case seeking the forfeiture of luxury New York City properties and other assets belonging to 11 companies in connection with an alleged Russian fraud scheme have successfully withdrawn a motion to dismiss without prejudice, according to a court order filed Friday.13:17 24.02.2014
Moscow City Court mitigates sentence for paralyzed fraud convictThe Moscow City Court on Thursday has mitigated the sentence to Vladimir Topekhin, a paralyzed man convicted for fraud, for two years, defense attorney Svetkana Sidorkina told RAPSI.12:51 20.02.2014
UK proceedings launched against 3 ex-Barclays employees in LIBOR probeThe UK Serious Fraud Office launched criminal proceedings Monday against three former Barclays Bank employees based on allegations that they conspired to commit fraud between June 2005 and August 2007 in connection with the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) manipulation scandal.13:41 18.02.2014
US prosecutors oppose acquittal request by Bout's accused co-conspiratorUS prosecutors have objected to a motion by Richard Chichakli, alleged co-conspirator of Viktor Bout, seeking an acquittal, a new trial, or a stay of judgment in the aftermath of a December conviction in US federal court, according to court documents filed Friday.17:04 17.02.2014
Shareholders cleared to sue BP over 2006 Alaska oil spillA US federal appeals court granted BP shareholders permission on Thursday to go after the company on allegations of securities fraud arising from two Alaskan oil spills that temporarily stalled regional operations, thus reversing in part a lower court’s decision to dismiss the case.17:04 14.02.2014
Defendants in Taiwanchik US organized-crime case prepare for sentencingNicholas Hirsch, a defendant who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a high-profile US criminal case targeting Russian-American organized crime, filed documents Tuesday appealing for leniency in his upcoming sentencing.12:40 12.02.2014
Bout associate Chichakli seeks acquittal, retrial following US convictionRichard Chichakli, alleged co-conspirator of Viktor Bout, has moved in the aftermath of a December conviction in US federal court for an acquittal, a new trial, or a stay of judgment, according to court documents.15:03 11.02.2014
Controversial Russian lawmaker keeps his parliamentary immunityRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has refused to grant a request filed by the Investigative Committee to strip controversial State Duma lawmaker Alexei Mitrofanov of his parliamentary immunity, Kommersant newspaper writes on Friday.11:27 07.02.2014
Russian national sentenced to 2.5 years in US for securities fraud conspiracyRussian national Petr Murmylyuk was sentenced in the US on Friday to two and a half years in prison for conspiracy to commit securities fraud, according to court documents obtained by RAPSI.12:40 03.02.2014
Russian national pleads guilty in US to role in developing SpyEye malwareRussian national Aleksandr Panin pleaded guilty in the US Tuesday to conspiring to commit wire and bank fraud in connection with his role in developing and distributing the SpyEye malware program.12:21 29.01.2014
London court holds Snoras bank owners can be extradited to LithuaniaA London court held Monday that two former owners of AB Bankas Snoras would receive a fair trial in Lithuania, thus holding that they can be extradited to the country to stand trial for fraud.11:35 21.01.2014
Paralyzed fraud convict taken to Moscow hospitalVladimir Topekhin, a paralyzed man sentenced to six years in prison by a Moscow court, has been transferred from the detention facility to a city hospital.15:37 17.01.2014
London High Court allows Aeroflot appeal in Berezovsky caseLondon’s High Court of Justice held on Thursday that Aeroflot should be allowed to appeal a 2012 summary dismissal of a case it filed in London seeking recognition and enforcement of fraud judgments the airline had previously won against deceased oligarch Boris Berezovsky and its former deputy director general Nikolai Glushkov in Russia.19:38 16.01.2014
France to extradite fugitive Russian ex-official in major fraud caseA court in Aix-en-Provance, France, on Thursday ruled to extradite Alexei Kuznetsov, a former finance minister of the Moscow Region to Russia, Investigative Committee reports.14:56 16.01.2014