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Dozens of immigrants found in Russian military facility

Russian police discovered 42 immigrants living and working at a Defense Ministry facility in the Moscow Region, the Interior Ministry announced Tuesday.

11:40 03.09.2013

About one million foreigners registered in Moscow

About one million foreigners are officially registered with the migration authorities in Moscow and 1.5 million in surrounding areas as of Tuesday.

10:24 28.08.2013

Russian court strips WWII traitor of illegally given veteran status

The Moscow Region's Pushkinsky City Court has stripped Sergei Maslov, 90, who was convicted of treason after having fought on the side of the Nazis during World War II, of his veteran status.

14:38 07.08.2013

Property of Moscow region ex-finance minister suspected of fraud arrested

The property of Alexei Kuznetsov, the former finance minister of the Moscow Region suspected of major fraud, has been arrested, the Investigative Committee reported on Monday.

14:23 08.07.2013

New probe could absolve ex-prosecutor of blame in illegal gambling ring

The defense hopes that an additional investigation will provide evidence that former Moscow Region First Deputy Prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko was not involved in the illegal gaming business case.

13:59 18.06.2013

Ex-Russian general faces trial for $710 mln worth of environmental damage

A former Russian Air Force general faces trial in the Moscow Region for abuse of office which led to over $700 million in damages to the environment.

17:00 30.04.2013

Fire at psychiatric clinic in upstate Moscow kills 38

At least 38 people died early on Friday in a fire at a psychiatric hospital in a small town north of Moscow.

17:04 26.04.2013

Billionaire politician questions russian city elections

Billionaire-turned-politician Mikhail Prokhorov demanded on Monday a revote at the mayoral elections in the Moscow Region’s city of Zhukovsky, where a candidate from his party lost amid vote fraud allegations.

10:41 02.04.2013

Early mayor elections in Moscow region marred by detentions

Sixteen people were arrested in the town of Zhukovsky, southeast of Moscow, during the mayoral election on Sunday, the regional interior department said.

12:28 01.04.2013

New 'greater' Moscow land regulations violate rights - Civic Chamber

The bill approved by the Federation Council allowing the Moscow authorities to seize land from owners in the newly incorporated areas of Moscow abuses residents' rights, says Igor Kovpak, chairman of the board of the Interregional Developers' Union non-profit partnership and a member of the Russian Civic Chamber.

10:21 28.03.2013

Trash metal mayoral candidate slapped with DUI

A court in Moscow suburbs town of Mytishchi has upheld the decision to strip the sole remaining member of a legendary Russian thrash metal band of his license for 21 months for drunk driving.

15:48 19.03.2013

Number of drug related crimes in Moscow region up by 15%

Over 8,500 drug related crimes were registered in the Moscow Region last year, a 15% increase on the 2011 statistics, says Head of the Interior Ministry Department for the Moscow Region Nikolai Golovkin.

13:46 04.02.2013

Bailiffs recovered over 119 billion rubles in Moscow Region in 2012

Bailiffs recovered over 119 billion rubles ($4 billion) in debts in the Moscow Region last year.

13:29 31.01.2013

Bribery, extortion case launched against ex-Russian Air Force commander

The Odintsovo Garrison Military Tribunal has accepted the launch of criminal proceedings against a former commander of the Swifts aerobatics team.

16:20 15.01.2013

Domodedovo Airport terror attack hearing postponed

The Moscow Region Court has postponed until November 29 the consideration of the case on the terrorist attack at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport,

18:59 13.11.2012

Moscow region police caught in $1 mln extortion scam

A group of police officers in the Moscow Region have been charged with extortion, demanding $1 million for the return of goods they had illegally seized.

12:26 06.11.2012

Driver gets eight years in prison for killing five people

A Moscow region court sentenced Yekaterina Zaul to eight years in prison on Monday for killing five people while driving under the influence.

17:28 08.10.2012

Official sentenced to 5 years for Borodino Museum land fraud

The Mozhaisk City Court in Moscow Region has sentenced Maya Sklyuyeva, Borodinskoye Settlement Deputy Head, to five years in prison for fraudulent transactions in connection with museum land.

12:59 24.09.2012

US stewardess fined for evading $113k customs duties in Russia

The Moscow Region's Khimkinsky District Court fined US stewardess Susanna Dikker 220,000 rubles ($7,139) for large-scale customs duty evasion.

13:56 19.09.2012

Dates set to hear presidential candidate's lawsuits on election violations

The Korolyov City Court will hear on July 20, 26 and August 7 former presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov's lawsuits on violations committed during the elections.

13:38 18.07.2012