Money laundering | Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI).

RIA Novosti website group:
en.rian.ru
|
R-sport
|
More »

Money laundering

State Duma ratifies Convention on confiscation of proceeds from crime

13:14 14/07/2017 The State Duma has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism.

St. Petersburg court sentences organizer of underground bank to suspended term

17:46 29/06/2017 The Kirovsky District Court of St. Petersburg has given Stanislav Bolshakov, organizer of underground bank for money laundering, a 3-year suspended sentence.

Convention on confiscation of proceeds from crime submitted to State Duma for ratification

18:25 26/06/2017 President Vladimir Putin on Monday submitted the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism to the lower house of Russian parliament for ratification.

State Duma passes bill on obliging auditors to report suspicious deals

17:37 07/06/2017 The State Duma has passed in the first reading a government bill obliging auditors to report information on suspicious deals to authorities.

Armenian court refuses to detain Russian national accused of money laundering

15:46 29/08/2016 A court in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, has dismissed a motion filed by prosecutors seeking detention of Russian national Sergei Mironov charged with money laundering and illegal arms export.

Russian broker Dzimitry Niadzvetski arrested in London - report

12:55 11/05/2016 Dzimitry Niadzvetski, Russian national working as a broker with the London office of Archer Daniels Midland, a US global food processing and commodities trading corporation, was arrested by the City of London Police on suspicions of money laundering within an investigation into an alleged scam organized by a Russian gang.

Russian nationalist Potkin to remain in detention until late June

12:06 15/02/2016 The Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling to extend the detention of Russian nationalist Alexander Potkin, also known as Alexander Belov, who stands accused of laundering money allegedly embezzled from BTA Bank, for six months.

U.S. authorities expand investigation into Deutsche Bank activities in Russia – report

11:04 26/10/2015 The U.S. authorities expand their probe into money laundering and breach of sanctions against Russia allegedly perpetrated by Deutsche Bank.

New case opened against head of Russia’s Komi Republic

14:30 25/09/2015 One more criminal case was opened against the head of the Komi Republic, Vyacheslav Gaizer, this time on money laundering.

Russian tycoon Pugachev laundered more money than authorities believe - DIA

15:58 23/09/2015 Sergei Pugachev, the former beneficiary of the International Industrial Bank (IIB or Mezhprombank) and ex-member of the Russian parliament’s upper house, is hiding large sums of money which he embezzled from Mezhprombank before it went bankrupt, a government agency said in a statement.

Nationalist leader Potkin charged with extremism, money laundering

10:32 09/09/2015

Former Russian nuclear executive pleads guilty to money laundering in U.S. – report

10:25 01/09/2015 Former Russian executive who was in charge of nuclear enterprise Tenex pleaded guilty on Monday in the U.S. to conspiracy to commit money laundering and bribery.

Former Russian executive agrees to plead guilty to money laundering in U.S. – report

11:01 20/08/2015 Former Russian executive who was in charge of nuclear enterprise Tenex has agreed to plead guilty in the U.S. to money laundering and bribery charges.

Indian authorities charge top Tibetan monk with money laundering charges – report

10:30 10/07/2015 Top Tibetan monk, Karmapa Urgyen Trinley, faces money laundering charges brought by Indian prosecutors.

Psychiatrists conclude Russian nationalist Potkin is sane

12:41 09/06/2015 Russian nationalist Alexander Potkin, also known as Alexander Belov, who stands accused of laundering money allegedly embezzled from BTA Bank has been found sane.

Russian banker suspected of embezzling over $57 million put on wanted list

14:37 10/04/2015 Oleg Shigayev, former president of Baltiyskiy Bank, suspected of embezzling over 3 billion rubles (over $57 million) has been put on the wanted list.

5 charged in GLONASS embezzlement, damage estimated at over $4 mln - report

10:35 25/03/2015 Five people stand accused of embezzling 250 million rubles (over $4 million) in federal funds earmarked for the GlONASS satellite navigation system as the investigation is completed, Izvestia newspaper reported on Wednesday.

HSBC suspected of laundering money for dictators, drug and arms dealers

10:16 09/02/2015 The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) claims that the Geneva branch of one of the world’s biggest banks, HSBC, kept secret accounts of criminals, including drug and arms dealers.

Russian national accused of bribery to stand trial in US in March

16:41 23/01/2015 Dual citizen of Russia and Germany, Dmitry Harder, accused of bribery in the U.S. is set to face trial in Philadelphia on March 5, according to the records of Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania obtained by RAPSI on Friday.

State Duma Committee supports bill on sale of expensive jewelry with ID check

13:27 23/01/2015 The Russian State Duma's Committee on Financial Markets has recommended that a bill under which expensive jewelry could only be sold upon presentation of a passport should be adopted in its first reading.

Most Popular

Russian Economy Minister Ulyukayev charged with bribery

IKEA’s slippery slope in Russia

Russian antimonopoly watchdog probes Microsoft upon complaint from Kaspersky

Russian communications regulator starts blocking LinkedIn

Top multimedia

Photo: The Navalny brothers sentenced in Yves Rocher case

Photo: 2012 Bolotnaya protesters found guilty

Photo: Bolshoi soloist Dmitrichenko on trial for acid attack

Infographics: What changes lie in store for non-profit organizations