Chief accountant of St. Petersburg Church of Scientology released from detentionSakhib Aliyev, chief accountant of the Church of Scientology of St. Petersburg charged with extremism and illegal business, has been released from detention and put under house arrest until August 19.18:14 14.05.2019
Ex-Russian penitentiary official charged with bribery goes on trialA criminal case against ex-deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Nikolay Barinov charged with receiving about 110 million rubles (about $2 million) in bribes during the construction of a detention center has reached court.13:01 13.05.2019
Pokemon Go player’s conviction of extremism expunged - attorneyThe Kuibyshevsky District Court of St. Petersburg has expunged videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky’s conviction of extremism, lawyer Vitaly Cherkasov has told RAPSI.10:06 08.05.2019
Five men get prison terms of up to 8 years for weapon smuggling from Europe to RussiaThe Kalininsky District Court of St. Petersburg sentenced five men to prison terms ranging from 5 to 8 years in prison for weapon smuggling from Europe to Russia.17:27 07.05.2019
Bribery case against ex-penitentiary official forwarded to prosecutorsA criminal case against ex-deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Nikolay Barinov charged with receiving about 110 million rubles (about $2 million) in bribes during the construction of a detention center has been forwarded to prosecutors for approving indictment.14:57 29.04.2019
Businessman convicted of $6 mln VAT refund fraud, acquitted of organizing gangCEO of Petropolis company Mark Bronovsky was sentenced to 6 years and 10 months for a 377-million-ruble ($6 million) tax refund fraud but acquitted creating an organized criminal network.18:13 25.04.2019
VKontakte users’ lawsuit over passing personal data to police dismissedFour activists from Tatarstan, who had demanded 100,000 rubles (about $1,600) in compensation each from VKontakte social network for passing their personal data to police, were denied their compensation claim.14:27 23.04.2019
Detention of St. Petersburg Church of Scientology leaders extended once moreThe St. Petersburg City Court has again extended detention for the Church of Scientology of St. Petersburg leader Ivan Matsitsky and the religious group’s chief accountant Sakhib Aliyev charged with extremism and illegal business operations.13:40 19.04.2019
Businessman to stand trial on charges of $9 mln VAT refund fraudA criminal case against CEO of Petropolis company Mark Bronovsky charged with a 576-million-ruble ($9 million) tax refund fraud has reached the Krasnogvardeysky District Court of St. Petersburg.14:59 04.04.2019
Two victims questioned as part of 2017 St. Petersburg metro terrorist attack caseTwo men injured in the St. Petersburg metro terror attack that occurred in 2017 were questioned in the Leningrad District Military Court on Wednesday.14:59 03.04.2019
Defendants in 2017 St. Petersburg metro terrorist attack case deny guilt in courtDefendants in a criminal case over the St. Petersburg metro terror attack committed in 2017 did not confess to such grave charges and initiated a demonstration in a courtroom on Tuesday.11:54 02.04.2019
VKontakte users demand compensation for passing their personal data to policeFour residents of Russia’s Tatarstan have filed a lawsuit demanding 100,000 rubles in compensation each from VKontakte social network for passing their personal data to police.17:39 01.04.2019
Woman convicted of stealing millions for Church of Scientology to stand one more trialEkaterina Zaborskikh, who had been already two times convicted of embezzling millions of rubles from real estate investors and transferring the money to the Church of Scientology Moscow, will go on the third trial on similar charges.15:38 29.03.2019
Detention center contractor gets suspended sentence for bribing penitentiary officialPetroinvest company CEO engaged in the construction of a detention center Ruslan Khamkhokov has received a 5-year suspended term for bribing a Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) official.13:01 20.03.2019
Russian national faces trial for alleged failure to report terror attack plotRussian citizen Vyacheslav Pavlovsky, who has allegedly failed to report planned terror attacks to the police, will go on trial.16:29 18.03.2019
Online media outlet owner pleads not guilty to extortion from Russian bankOwner and chief editor of Finnews online media outlet Vladimir Shevchenko on Monday pleaded not guilty to extortion of money from Russian Agricultural Bank.12:47 18.03.2019
Prosecutor seeks suspended term for businessman accused of bribing penitentiary officialA prosecutor has demanded a 5-year suspended sentence for Petroinvest company CEO engaged in the construction of a detention center Ruslan Khamkhokov, who stands charged with bribing a Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) official.18:05 13.03.2019
Ex-top manager of Russia’s Sovetsky bank put under house arrest in embezzlement caseA former top manager of Sovetsky bank Kirill Laskin, who stands charged with embezzling 2.2 billion rubles ($33.5 million) from the financial organization, has been released from detention and placed under house arrest until April 4.12:40 13.03.2019
Financial expert gets 2.5 years for $2 mln embezzlement from Russian bankFinancial expert and former co-owner of the British Portsmouth Football Club Vladimir Antonov was sentenced to 2.5 years in penal colony for involvement in embezzling 150 million rubles (over $2 million) from Russia’s Bank Sovestky.17:56 11.03.2019
Trial of 11 defendants in 2017 St. Petersburg metro terror act case set for AprilThe trial of 11 persons allegedly involved in a terror attack that occurred in the St. Petersburg metro in 2017 will begin on April 2 as the defendants are expected to be transferred from Moscow by this time.13:38 11.03.2019