Detention of blogger accused of secret data access extended until spring 2021Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court has prolonged detention of blogger Andrey Pyzh charged with illegal access to the data constituting a state secret until March 5.10:52 01.12.2020
Twitter’s plea against $50K fine enforcement proceedings dismissedMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Monday dismissed Twitter’s challenge against institution of enforcement proceedings in a case over the 4 million-ruble (over $50,000 at the current exchange rate) fine imposed on the company for refusal to place its servers in Russia.14:30 16.11.2020
Russian court sentences wanted Ukrainian businessman to 4 years for $18 mln tax evasionMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court has sentenced Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Grigorishin in absentia to 4 years in jail for evading over 1.4 billion rubles (over 18 million) in taxes.10:42 12.11.2020
Defendants in $2.3 mln Russtroybank embezzlement case go on trialA former vice-president of the Russian Construction Bank (Russtroybank) and his acquaintance indicted of a 175 million-ruble ($2.3 million) embezzlement will stand trial in Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court.17:25 26.08.2020
Moscow court detains blogger in case over access to data constituting state secretMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court has placed blogger Andrey Pyzh charged with illegal access to the data constituting a state secret in detention until October 5.12:06 12.08.2020
Prosecutors seek to forfeit $1.6 mln from ex-customs official accused of abuse of powerProsecutors on Friday lodged a motion with Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court seeking to forfeit to the state assets worth over 121 million rubles (over $1.6 million) belonging to ex-chief of the Federal Customs Service’s customs investigations directorate Alexander Kizlyk and his wife.13:32 31.07.2020
Prosecutor asks court to uphold jail terms given to football players Kokorin and MamayevA prosecutor on Friday asked the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow to uphold terms in penal colony passed on football players Alexander Kokorin, Pavel Mamayev and two other defendants in the case.12:44 31.07.2020
Opposition figure Udaltsov detained for 10 days for organizing illegal rallyMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Tuesday detained the Left Front leader, opposition figure Sergey Udaltsov for 10 days for organization of an unauthorized rally in Moscow.18:03 28.07.2020
Moscow lawyer given 3-year suspended term for $18K embezzlementA 41-year Moscow attorney Alexander Barinov has received a 3-year suspended sentence in a case over embezzlement of more than 1.3 million rubles ($18,000).15:46 22.07.2020
Case of Moscow lawyer accused of $15 mln embezzlement to be heard on July 23The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow is to examine the merits of the criminal case against Sergey Yuryev, the president of Moscow's bar association Mezhregion charged with embezzling 1 billion rubles (about $15 million), on July 23.17:23 15.07.2020
Two defendants in theater project embezzlement case appeal against sentenceEx-head of Seventh Studio Yury Itin and producer Alexey Malobrodsky have filed appeals against sentence in an embezzlement case, RAPSI has learnt in the press office of the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow.16:33 06.07.2020
Ex-accountant of theater director Serebrennikov released from punishment in embezzlement caseMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court sentenced a former accountant of the Seventh Studio stage company Nina Maslyayeva to 27 months in prison as part of an embezzlement case involving theater director Kirill Serebrennikov and released her from punishment as she had served the term under house arrest and in detention.00:00 01.07.2020
Prosecutor seeks to free ex-accountant of theater director Serebrennikov from punishmentA prosecutor on Monday requested to sentence ex-chief accountant of Seventh Studio stage company Nina Maslyayava to 2 years and 3 months in penal colony and release her from punishment due to the time served in detention and under house arrest.15:57 29.06.2020
Theater director Serebrennikov gets suspended sentence for $2 mln embezzlementMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Friday passed a 3-year suspended sentence and a 800,000-ruble fine on the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov for embezzlement of 129 million rubles (about $2 million) of budget funds allocated for the theater project Platforma.16:59 26.06.2020
Moscow court issues guilty verdict against $2 mln theater embezzlement case defendantsMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Friday found the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov and other defendants guilty in a case over embezzlement of 129 million rubles (about $2 million) of budget funds allocated for the theater project Platforma.13:04 26.06.2020
Prosecutor seeks 6 years for theater director Serebrennikov in $2 mln embezzlement caseA prosecutor on Monday demanded a 6-year jail sentence and an 800,000-ruble fine for the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov in a case over embezzlement of 129 million rubles (about $2 million) of budget funds allocated for the theater project Platforma.13:01 22.06.2020
Oral arguments in theater project embezzlement case set for June 22Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court will hear oral arguments of parties in the embezzlement case involving theater director Kirill Serebrennikov on June 22.14:57 18.06.2020
June 11 set as date for start of trial of Russian supercomputer designerThe Meshansky District Court of Moscow will start hearing a case against T-Platform supercomputer developer’s CEO and shareholder Vsevolod Opanasenko and ex-chief of the Interior Ministry’s communications directorate Alexander Aleksandrov on June 11.17:51 29.05.2020
Stage company embezzlement case expected to resume in JuneThe Seventh Studio embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov is expected to resume on June 1.17:23 12.05.2020
Fraud case against Russian supercomputer designer reaches courtMoscow’s Meshansky District Court will conduct pretrial hearing in a case against T-Platform supercomputer developer’s CEO and shareholder Vsevolod Opanasenko on May 14.18:08 07.05.2020