Police uncovers multi-billion dollar cash-out scheme in MoscowThe police detained underground bankers suspected of laundering money for an organized criminal group, their annual turnover exceeded $3.07 billion.13:40 26.03.2012
Suspect in Moscow budget embezzlement case leaves for SpainA Moscow official suspected of involvement in the city budget embezzlement case left for Spain.11:27 23.03.2012
Over $7 mln stolen from Moscow budgetOver 200 million rubles ($6.8 million) have been stolen from the Moscow budget.16:38 22.03.2012
Finland pressures Russian national Rimma SalonenThe Finnish authorities are pressuring Russian national Rimma Salonen, who was derived of custody of her own son, according to human rights activist Johan Baeckman.13:44 21.03.2012
Interior Ministry requests records in bank official's fraud caseThe Interior Ministry has requested for examination the case materials on Vnesheconombank Deputy Chairman Anatoly Ballo.15:00 20.03.2012
Interior Ministry to look into complaints on policeAny application or complaint on a law enforcement officer will become a ground for holding a check.10:00 20.03.2012
Interior Ministry proposes tougher punishment for illegal cash transactionsIllegal cash out transactions should be qualified as serious offenses and imply tough punishment.17:47 19.03.2012
Son of high-ranking official may be involved in criminal caseSon of former Deputy Interior Minister Arkady Yedelev can become involved in a criminal case, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday.11:11 19.03.2012
Bankers suspected of unlawfully sending over $3.4 billion abroadThe management teams at a number of Russian banks are suspected of unlawfully sending over $3.4 billion abroad.15:43 15.03.2012
Police prevented more than 2,200 bribe casesThe police have prevented over 2,200 bribes in January-February, which is 20 percent of the entire figure for 2011.14:49 15.03.2012
Renowned whistleblower summoned to policeThe Moscow police have summoned renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny and several of his supporters in the RosPil anticorruption project upon the request of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office.17:45 13.03.2012
VEB deputy president charged with fraudInvestigators have charged Vnesheconombank (VEB) Deputy Chairman Anatoly Ballo with fraud on Monday.17:04 12.03.2012
Magnitsky never exposed corruption schemes - officialSergey Magnitsky, a consultant for Hermitage Capital investment fund, has never exposed any corruption schemes in Russian authorities, says Interior Ministry's investigative department deputy head Alexander Yagodin.14:59 11.03.2012
Western countries do not answer inquiries - investigative departmentSome Western countries fail to respond to international requests made by the Interior Ministry's investigative department as part of the criminal cases probed in Russia.12:07 11.03.2012
VEB deputy head to pay $170k bail by March 6Foreign Economic Bank Deputy President Anatoli Ballo, who is suspected of large-scale fraud, must pay a $170,670 bail by March 6. His detention has been extended until that date15:15 05.03.2012
State-run bank's deputy head suspected of major fraudhe Interior Ministry confirmed that Vnesheconombank (VEB) deputy head is a suspect in a loan fraud case.12:39 05.03.2012
Observers reveal thousands of violations during presidential electionsThe Voters League alleges that thousands of violations have been committed during the March 4 presidential election.11:07 05.03.2012
Investigators send Magnitsky's case to courtThe relatives of the late Hermitage Capital fund's lawyer Sergei Magnitsky have refused to study the criminal case against him. The case will now be submitted to the court.16:38 01.03.2012
Former Ukrainian interior minister sentenced to four years in prisonThe Pechora District Court in Kiev has found former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko guilty of abuse of power and sentenced him to four years in prison.17:50 27.02.2012
Former Ukrainian interior minister faces up to 4.5 years in prisonThe prosecution has requested the court to sentence former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko to 4.5 years in prison.15:50 14.02.2012