Another probe opened into embezzlement at Moscow Metro enterpriseA criminal case has been opened over embezzlement during the construction process in the Moscow Metro state unitary enterprise.11:49 10.07.2019
Investigators complete probe into regional timber minister accused of abuse of officeInvestigators have almost finished their probe into the Irkutsk Region’s timber complex minister Sergey Sheverda accused of abuse of office.10:28 10.07.2019
Ex-CEO of auto appliance plant gets 4.5 years for $16 mln embezzlementA court in Russia’s Vladimir has sentenced ex-CEO of the auto appliance plant Zavod Avtopribor Alexey Melnikov to 4.5 years in prison for embezzlement of entrusted property worth more than 1 billion rubles (about $16 million).13:58 05.07.2019
Damage caused by ex-Russian Highways chair exceeds $31.5 mln – investigatorsIllegal actions of investigated Sergey Kelbakh, ex-chairman of the Russian Highways State Company (Avtodor), have caused damage estimated at more than 2 billion rubles ($31.5 million) to the state, Russian investigators claim.17:51 04.07.2019
Former regional high-ranking investigator to stay detained in terrorism caseThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld detention of ex-chief of the Investigative Committee’s Volgograd Region directorate Mikhail Muzrayev as part of a terrorism case.13:32 04.07.2019
Russia’s regional official charged with obstruction of journalist activityThe head of a municipal settlement in Russia’s Republic of Khakassia Sergey Zaitsev, who had allegedly committed an assault upon a Russia TV channel camera crew member, was charged with obstruction of journalist activity.17:19 03.07.2019
One more Russian awarded compensation for illegal prosecution for extremismA court in St. Petersburg has ordered the Finance Ministry to pay activist Dina Garina 30,000 rubles (nearly $500) in compensation for moral harm caused by unjustified prosecution for extremism.14:14 03.07.2019
Ex-Tatfondbank chair faces trial on charges of abuse of officeEx-board chairman of Tatfondbank Robert Musin will stand trial on charges of abuse of office.13:05 03.07.2019
Russian investigators run check of death of 14 underwater seamenThe Investigative Committee of Russia is conducting a check over the death of underwater seamen on a scientific and research deep submergence vehicle.10:48 03.07.2019
Russian General Drymanov’s appeal against detention in corruption case dismissedThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling on extension of detention of ex-director of the Investigative Committee's Main Investigations Directorate, General Alexander Drymanov charged with corruption.14:40 02.07.2019
Four men get harsh sentence for taking part in attack against Russian troops 20 years agoFour men have been sentenced to long prison terms for involvement in the attack against members of Russian military forces in the Republic of Dagestan nearly 20 years ago, in August 1999.17:21 01.07.2019
Senior executive of Rolf car dealer faces house arrestRussia's Investigative Committee has asked Moscow’s court to place Anatoly Kairo, the director of the development department of the major car dealer Rolf, under house arrest.13:46 28.06.2019
Owner of major Russian car dealer suspected of $63.5 mln embezzlementA criminal case has been opened against founder and owner of Rolf, one of the biggest automotive dealers and vehicle importers in Russia, Sergey Petrov, and some other top managers of the group of companies. They are suspected of obtaining 4 billion rubles ($63.5 million) under false pretences with the use of consciously forged documents.15:58 27.06.2019
Four Russian police officers face trial on amber theft chargesInvestigation into a criminal case against four police officers charged with the 14-million-ruble amber theft (over $200,000) has been completed.12:52 27.06.2019
Former Siberian top economic official given 10 years in prison for corruptionA court in Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in Russia’s Siberia, has sentenced ex-regional deputy minister of economic development Nadezhda Marshalkina to 10 years in prison for bribery.12:09 26.06.2019
Kuznetsova calls law enforcement to attend to child right clearance in orphan homesRussia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has asked the Investigative Committee’s Chair Alexander Bastrykin to direct the law enforcement bodies’ attention to the observance of rights of children living in orphan homes.15:03 25.06.2019
Ex-Trade Ministry official detained on corruption allegationsA court in Khabarovsk, the city in Russia’s Far East, has ordered ex-director of the chemical and technological complex and bioengineering technology department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Vladimir Potapkin to be detained as part of a 78-million-ruble ($1.3 million) bribery case.13:21 24.06.2019
Head of Moscow Region’s Pushkino district charged with bribetakingCharges of bribetaking have been brought against Yevgeny Zhirkov, the head of the Moscow Region’s Pushkino municipal district.12:43 21.06.2019
Russian investigators propose criminal penalty for medical malpracticeThe Investigative Committee of Russia has drafted a bill on penal sanctions up to 6 years in prison for healthcare delivery failure and suppression of such a fact.15:44 20.06.2019
Investigators seek detention of Russian businessman in embezzlement caseInvestigators have filed a motion with court to detain businessman Vasily Boiko-Veliky and employees of Credit-Express bank as part of a case over embezzling more than $3.5 million.12:25 20.06.2019