Associate of convicted arms dealer Bout complains of flawed US trialRichard Chichakli, an associate of convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, filed a letter Tuesday raising complaints about the US trial that led to his recent conviction.13:30 26.03.2014
French court refuses to extradite ex-defense minister of GeorgiaThe Court of Appeals in Aix-en-Provence in southern France has ruled against the extradition of ex-Defense Minister David Kezerashvili to Georgia. According to Rustavi2 TV, the French court said it feared that Kezerashvili would be subject to political pressure and other politically motivated actions.17:15 27.02.2014
Defendants withdraw motion to dismiss US case alleging $230 mln Russian tax fraudThe defendants involved in a US case seeking the forfeiture of luxury New York City properties and other assets belonging to 11 companies in connection with an alleged Russian fraud scheme have successfully withdrawn a motion to dismiss without prejudice, according to a court order filed Friday.13:17 24.02.2014
US prosecutors oppose acquittal request by Bout's accused co-conspiratorUS prosecutors have objected to a motion by Richard Chichakli, alleged co-conspirator of Viktor Bout, seeking an acquittal, a new trial, or a stay of judgment in the aftermath of a December conviction in US federal court, according to court documents filed Friday.17:04 17.02.2014
Bout associate Chichakli seeks acquittal, retrial following US convictionRichard Chichakli, alleged co-conspirator of Viktor Bout, has moved in the aftermath of a December conviction in US federal court for an acquittal, a new trial, or a stay of judgment, according to court documents.15:03 11.02.2014
BTA Bank ex-CEO's associate freed from detention in Moscow – reportThe Russian Interior Ministry's Investigative Department has released Yelena Tischenko, a close associate of Kazakh billionaire and former chairman of the board of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.10:40 26.12.2013
Khodorkovsky to be pardoned soon – PutinYUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who has been in jail in connection with oil theft and money laundering charges since 2003, has filed a petition for clemency and a resolution pardoning him will be signed soon, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during an annual Q&A session with the press Thursday.16:32 19.12.2013
Ukrainian “criminal pioneer” sentenced to 18 years for US cybercrimesA Ukrainian national referred to by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) as “one of the world’s most prolific cybercriminals” and by prosecutors as a “criminal pioneer” was sentenced by a US federal court Thursday to 18 years in prison in connection with his role in co-founding a website that operated as a marketplace for stolen financial data, hacking, and money laundering.12:53 13.12.2013
Money laundering case opened against former Bank of Moscow executivesInvestigators have initiated money laundering case against former Bank of Moscow President Andrei Borodin and his former first deputy Dmitry Akulinin, Russia's Interior Ministry announced on Monday.16:51 11.11.2013
US seizes Ukraine former prime minister's $6m California mansionUS authorities have confiscated the $6.75 million California mansion of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko in connection with his money laundering conviction nearly a decade ago and have also sanctioned the seizure of a Pablo Picasso lithograph that he is believed to own.11:28 05.11.2013
US man pleads guilty in $6 billion money laundering caseLiberty Reserve co-founder and alleged “global banker for criminals” Vladimir Kats of Brooklyn, New York has pleaded guilty to money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday.13:15 01.11.2013
Ablyazov's close associate to remain in detention - reportMoscow's Tverskoy District Court has extended until February the detention on fraud and money laundering charges of Yelena Tischenko, a close associate of Kazakh billionaire and former chairman of the board of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.10:55 31.10.2013
US prosecutors seek property seizure over alleged Russian criminal group activitiesUS prosecutors have filed a civil action seeking the seizure of New York real estate allegedly used for money laundering purposes by a Russian criminal group and the imposition of money-laundering penalties against companies established by the organization.01:53 11.09.2013
Moscow court orders detention of Kazakh oligarch's associate in fraud caseMoscow's Tverskoy District Court ordered the detention of Yelena Tischenko, a close associate of Kazakh billionaire and former chairman of the board of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, on fraud and money laundering charges.15:54 03.09.2013
Montenegrin police probes Russians suspected of money launderingSince early 2012, the Montenegrin police have received 22 requests from the Moscow Interpol Office to check Russians suspected of money laundering, says head of Montenegro's Interpol Office Dejan Djurovic.15:46 30.04.2013
'Taiwanchik' among 34 charged in US Russian crime ringUS authorities charged 34 people on Tuesday for allegedly being part of a Russian crime ring that investigators said engaged in extortion and money laundering in excess of $100 million, and operated high-stakes poker games in the United States that attracted professional athletes, Hollywood celebrities and Wall Street executives.09:49 17.04.2013
Swiss authorities allow Chechen businessman to leave the countryNeuchatel prosecutor Pierre Aubert has lifted the house arrest order for Bulat Chagaev, the owner of bankrupt football club Neuchatel Xamax, and he is now free to leave Switzerland.11:41 14.03.2013
Vienna court upholds verdict against former son-in-law of Kazakh presidentOn December 17, 2012, a court in Vienna upheld charges against former Kazakh Ambassador to Austria Rakhat Aliyev, who is accused of creating a criminal group for purposes of extortion and money laundering, Vienna lawyer Gabriel Lansky representing the plaintiffs in the case said at a news conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday.14:23 13.03.2013
Moldova launches money-laundering proceedings over Magnitsky fundsIn response to a claim filed by the UK-based Hermitage Capital, Moldova has launched criminal proceedings which, according to an EU Observer report, implicate the country’s largest bank, the “Russian mafia,” and six European countries.12:42 11.02.2013
Former chief of Iran's Central Bank detained with $70 million check in GermanyThe Iranian man who was detained with a $70 million check on his arrival at Dusseldorf airport from Turkey last week turned out to be former Chief of Iran's Central Bank Tahmasb Mazaheri.10:03 04.02.2013