UN General Assembly adopts historic Arms Trade TreatyIn a decisive move toward regulating the grey to black markets that have historically surrounded the global arms trade, the UN General Assembly voted by a landslide Tuesday to approve the world’s first comprehensive arms trade treaty.13:09 03.04.2013
US judge relaxes bail terms in high-tech Russian export caseA US federal court in New York has relaxed some of the bail terms assigned to Viktoria Klebanova, who has pleaded guilty for her role in the illegal sale of microelectronics to Russia.15:44 02.04.2013
US court dismisses fraud claim against Russia’s Gulfstream SecurityA US federal court in New York dismissed claims filed by businessman Leo Raizberg asserting that he had fallen victim to a Russian security firm’s fraudulent investment scheme.18:43 29.03.2013
New York court dismisses Tymoshenko's claims against US companiesThe US District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed complaints against several US companies in former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's lawsuit against RosUkrEnergo and its co-owner Dmytro Firtash.14:04 28.03.2013
Pro-gun groups challenge constitutionality of New York gun law reformVarious US pro-gun advocacy groups teamed up to sue New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and various other state and local officials over the constitutionality of a sweeping gun control law passed last January.19:01 22.03.2013
Cocaine trafficker linked to Yaroshenko sentenced to 12 years in USMarcel Acevedo Sarmiento, alleged accomplice to Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko whose 20-year drug trafficking sentence by an American court in 2011 bolstered a diplomatic row between Russia and America, was sentenced to 12 years in prison in a US federal court Tuesday for conspiracy to import cocaine to the US.11:49 13.03.2013
US prosecutors claim Russian smuggler, pilot Yaroshenko worked for Viktor BoutThe US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has announced that Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in the United States for colluding to sell drugs, worked for Russian businessmen Viktor Bout.11:33 21.02.2013
US federal prosecutors file appelate brief against coke-smuggling Russian pilotUS federal prosecutors filed their brief Tuesday for the appeal of the case against Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison over an alleged cocaine smuggling scheme.11:18 20.02.2013
US SEC obtains $2.5 mln default judgment against Russians for insider tradingA US federal court in New York City has entered judgments against three Russian citizens implicated in a massive insider trading scheme since mid-October.14:33 14.02.2013
Dozens of сountries aided US secret detentions - reportAs many as 54 governments throughout the world assisted the United States in its secret detention and rendition operations in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a new human rights report.10:28 06.02.2013
Russian billionaire sues developer over $16 mln Manhattan flatVitaly Malkin, a billionaire and member of the Russian parliament's upper house, has filed a $600,000 suit against the company Katselnik & Katselnik which renovated his flat in the Time Warner Center.12:51 01.02.2013
Viktor Bout's lawyer files appealAttorneys of Russian businessman Viktor Bout, convicted for arms trafficking in the United States, have filed an appeal against the guilty verdict.12:28 31.01.2013
Computer virus mastermind faces 95 years in US prisonCharges have been brought against the three men, including Russian national Nikita Kuzmin, who allegedly created the Gozi computer virus and used it to steal tens of millions of dollars from bank accounts, according to US Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of New York.12:04 24.01.2013
Chassidic sect won't insist on freeze of Russian assets in AmericaThe US-based Chassidic movement known as Chabad Lubavitch will not insist that valuable Russian cultural objects in the US be confiscated in retaliation for Russia's refusal to give up the Schneerson Library collection.10:51 21.01.2013
UTICo seeks review of $18.3 million case against TymoshenkoThe Universal Trading & Investment Co. (UTICo) has asked a U.S. federal court to review the $18.3 million lawsuit against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.17:04 15.01.2013
Prokhorov's RBC sued by US partners in New YorkBidontheCity, a US-based property sales website, and Global Advertising Strategies, an international marketing agency, have filed suit in New York against the Russian media holding, RosBusinessConsulting (RBC), and its board members, including CEO Sergei Lavrukhin11:48 11.01.2013
Viktor Bout's former business partner under arrestU.S. and Syrian citizen Richard Chichakli, former business partner of Russian entrepreneur Viktor Bout, has been arrested in Australia at the United States' request, reads the statement issued by Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.10:42 11.01.2013
Russian bank swindler to be sentenced on January 4 in the USRussian citizen Vladimir Zdorovenin, accused of defrauding U.S. citizens and U.S. banks, to be sentenced on January 4, 2013. His sentencing has been postponed several times at the request of defense attorney.11:43 28.12.2012
UN approves Russia-initiated resolution on NazismThe UN General Assembly has approved a Russia-initiated resolution against glorifying Nazism.15:26 21.12.2012
Classified materials to be handed out to "export case" defendantsOn Thursday, federal judge Sterling Johnson ordered the prosecutor's office to disclose classified investigative materials to the defendants in the case implicating Arc Electronics in the illegal export of high-tech electronics from the US to Russia.12:12 21.12.2012