Probe wraps in case of ex-prosecutor involved in gambling ringInvestigators have finished investigating the criminal case against former prosecutor Roman Nishchemenko, who has been accused of accepting bribes and patronizing an illegal gambling business.14:29 14.08.2012
MMA fighter's fatal brawl case to be reviewed againThe case against undefeated featherweight Mixed Martial Arts champion Rasul "Black Tiger" Mirzayev on charges of having negligently caused the death of 19-year-old student Ivan Agafonov will be reviewed with additional testimonies and cross-examinations of various experts.12:34 14.08.2012
Prosecutor's office to examine Ka-32 crash in TurkeyThe prosecutor's office will investigate the crash of a Kamov Ka-32 helicopter in Turkey, Urals Transport Prosecutor Pavel Kukushkin told journalists on Monday.15:07 13.08.2012
Alleged hacking of lawyers' Internet accounts to be probedThe Lipetsk Regional Investigative Department will look into the alleged hacking of the e-mail, Skype and Facebook accounts of three defense attorneys, the Agora human rights association told the Russian Legal Information Agency on Friday.16:04 03.08.2012
Travel agency head remains in custody in Mufti assassination attemptOn Tuesday, after considering the defense's appeal, the Tatarstan Supreme Court left Idel-Khadzh Chairman of the Board Rustem Gataullin in custody. He was arrested on suspicion of attempting to assassinate Mufti of Tatarstan Ildus Fayzov and murder of Spiritual Muslim Board of Tatarstan head Valiulla Yakupov. Idel-Khadzh is a company which organizes trips for Muslims to Mecca.13:15 31.07.2012
Seventh suspect arrested in Tatarstan Mufti assassination attempt caseTatarstan's Yutazinsky District Court arrested an unemployed resident suspected of involvement in the assassination attempt against Mufti of Tatarstan Ildus Fayzov and Spiritual Muslim Board of Tatarstan head Valiulla Yakupov.11:29 27.07.2012
Three suspects released in Tatarstan Mufti assassination attempt caseA Kazan district court released from custody on Wednesday three more individuals detained on suspicion of having attempted to kill the Mufti of Tatarstan aNd having actually killed another religious leader.17:49 25.07.2012
Ukraine wraps up investigation of Putin assassination attemptUkraine has finished investigating the criminal case against Ilya Pyanzin and Adam Osmayev, the individuals suspected of planning the assassination of Russia's leading politicians, including then-Prime Minister and current President, Vladimir Putin.13:09 24.07.2012
Court limits pretrial publicity in Colorado theater shooting caseA judge issued an order Monday granting accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes' motion to limit pretrial publicity in response to intense media scrutiny after the mass shooting that left 12 dead and upwards of 50 injured during a screening of Batman: the Dark Knight Rises.12:27 24.07.2012
Detained May 6 riot participants ask investigators to close caseThe two suspects in the case of the May 6 mass riots on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow have submitted an appeal to the investigative authorities to close the case.13:53 17.07.2012
Federal Security Service stops wiretapping of high-ranking officialsThe Federal Security Service (FSB) has put a stop to the illegal activity of a former security services officer and a private detective who were illegally gathering information on the private lives of high-ranking officials by unlafully wiretapping telephone conversations.13:18 16.07.2012
Col. Budanov's murder investigation completeThe investigation has completed into the murder of former Col. Yury Budanov, who was convicted in one of the most high-profile Chechen war crime trials.17:29 12.07.2012
Parliamentary investigation says Magnitsky's arrest and detention were lawfulThe arrest of Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky and the decision to hold him in custody were lawful; however the circumstances surrounding his death and the reasons for which he was denied medical aid must be scrupulously investigated, according to a report on a preliminary parliamentary investigation presented in Washington by a group of Federation Council members.10:51 12.07.2012
Investigation finished into Moscow airport 2011 bombingInvestigators finished probing into the case of the four individuals suspected of organizing a terror act at Moscow's Domodedovo airport in January 2011.13:36 10.07.2012
Russian Space Systems suspected of diverting $17 mln of GLONASS fundsThe Interior Ministry has stated that funds for developing the Global Navigation Satellite System or GLONASS were misspent and has opened a criminal case in this regard.12:43 10.07.2012
$14mln theft charges against VEB deputy chairman withdrawnInvestigators have withdrawn the charges facing Vnesheconombank (VEB) Deputy Chairman Anatoly Ballo for involvement in the theft of $14 million from VEB subsidiary Evraziyskiy.10:28 10.07.2012
Investigation extended in Bank of Moscow caseThe investigation into the criminal case involving former Bank of Moscow head Andrei Borodin and his deputy Dmitry Akulinin has been extended until October 10.16:01 05.07.2012
Investigation into former Yukos lawyer's case extended until SeptemberThe authorities have extended the investigation into former Yukos lawyer Pavel Ivlev until September 2. Ivlev has been charged with involvement in money laundering and oil theft with former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.15:25 13.06.2012
Preliminary investigation in Pussy Riot case completedThe court has finished the preliminary hearings in the case of the Pussy Riot punk gang.15:50 04.06.2012
Major developer's owner remains abroad after office searched in RussiaPrimary owner of Miel investment and development holding company Grigory Kulikov has remained in Latvia on his business trip. The Interior Ministry's main investigative directorate searched Miel's offices last Thursday.11:23 04.06.2012