Samara Regional Court confirms conviction of former Togliattiazot executivesThe Samara Regional Court has upheld the conviction of Togliattiazot co-owners Vladimir and Sergey Makhlai, former plant general director Yevgeny Korolev, as well as their Swiss partners Andreas Zivy and Beat Ruprecht.17:41 03.12.2019
Former Russian geological official pleads guilty to fraudThe former first deputy chief of the Russian State Geological Company (Rosgeo) Ruslan Gorring charged with large-scale fraud has pleaded guilty and his case therefore will be considered under a special procedure.16:31 02.12.2019
Two ex-emergency officials go on Kemerovo mall fire trialKemerovo’s Central District Court will hear a case against two ex-Emergency Ministry officials Grigory Terentyev and Alexander Mamontov charged with negligence led to the deadly fire in a local mall.10:59 02.12.2019
Prosecution asks 14 years in prison for ex-official for “bankrupting Moscow region budget”The prosecution has asked Moscow’s Basmanny District Court to sentence former Finance Minister of the Moscow Region Alexey Kuznetsov to 14 years of confinement on charges of fraud and embezzlement of 14 billion rubles (about $220 million).15:51 29.11.2019
Former regional agriculture minister sentenced to 4 years for fraudEx-food and agriculture minister of Russia’s Republic of Tyva Yury Tyt-ool has received 4 years behind bars for fraud.Additionally, the man has been fined 100,000 rubles ($1,500).11:43 29.11.2019
Ex-CEO of St. Petersburg water utility placed under house arrest in $21 mln fraud caseFormer general manager of St. Petersburg water utility Vodokanal has been put under house arrest as a suspect in 1.8 billion rubles ($21 million) embezzlement of the facility funds.16:36 22.11.2019
Former Russian attorney given 4 years behind bars for fraudA court in Vladivostok, a city in Russia’s Far East, has sentenced a former lawyer, who had promised a citizen to influence investigators’ decisions and court rulings, to 4 years in penal colony.14:50 20.11.2019
Sotheby’s internal correspondence could become object of public scrutinyOn November 13, the legal team of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev won another important victory over the auction house Sotheby’s. The judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the attorneys for Rybolovlev are entitled to claim that the auction house Sotheby’s, Inc. produces its internal correspondence as well the other documents for subsequent use in Monaco and Switzerland.13:43 17.11.2019
Businessman Ponomarev transferred to Moscow detention center as part of tax evasion caseBusinessman Konstantin Ponomarev has been transferred to the Moscow detention center Matrosskaya Tishina as part of the investigation into alleged tax evasion and attempted fraud.14:54 15.11.2019
Moscow Region’s lawyer attorney faces fraud trialA Moscow Region’s lawyer will stand trial on attempted fraud charges.16:49 13.11.2019
Former top managers of VIM Airlines charged with abuse of office go on trialEx-CEO of VIM Airlines Alexander Kochnev and ex-chief accountant Yekaterina Panteleyeva will stand trial on allegations of abuse of office.16:04 12.11.2019
Former Russian geological official charged with fraud goes on trialA large-scale fraud case against the former first deputy chief of the Russian State Geological Company (Rosgeo) Ruslan Gorring with an approved indictment has been sent to court for consideration.15:05 07.11.2019
Arrest warrant issued in absentia for wanted top manager of Russian engine corporationThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Wednesday ordered arrest in absentia of Alexander Korshunov, Director of Business Development of the United Engine Corporation who had been earlier put on the international wanted list on fraud charges.14:41 06.11.2019
Moscow court extends detention of Togliattikhimbank head for three monthsThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended detention of the chairman of the board of Togliattikhimbank Alexander Popov until February 1, 2020.11:46 05.11.2019
Human rights advocate detained for 2 months on fraud attempt chargesMoscow’s Babushkinsky District Court on Thursday ordered Andrey Mayakov, Director of the Committee for Civil Rights, a public human rights charity organization, to be detained in a fraud attempt case until December 22.18:03 24.10.2019
Investigators seek for detention of human rights advocate accused of fraud attemptInvestigators asked court to detain Director of the Committee for Civil Rights, a public human rights charity organization, Andrey Mayakov accused of attempted fraud.13:48 24.10.2019
Director of human rights charity organization suspected of fraudA criminal case has been opened against Director of the Committee for Civil Rights, a public human rights charity organization, Andrey Mayakov on suspicion of fraud.11:10 23.10.2019
Defendant in $1.6 mln extortion case to remain in detention until late JanuaryMoscow’s Basmanny District court on Monday extended detention of Andrey Frolov, a defendant in a 100-million-ruble ($1.6 million) extortion case involving the Interior Ministry’s Major General Alexander Melnikov, for 3 months.14:45 21.10.2019
Moscow court upholds 11-year sentence of Komi Republic ex-headThe Moscow City Court on Friday refused to change an 11-year prison sentence of ex-head of Russia’s Komi Republic Vyacheslav Gaizer, who had been found guilty of fraud, money laundering and corruption.15:00 18.10.2019
Togliattiazot Case: Lawyers against LawIn September 2019, lawyers representing the majority owners of PJSC Togliattiazot held a round table on “Protecting the rights of entrepreneurs within corporate affairs framework” at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.11:27 18.10.2019