Vostochny Cosmodrome road contractor suspected of embezzling $5.8 mlnA criminal investigation has been opened into the alleged embezzlement of 300 million rubles ($5.8 million) allocated for the construction of road at the Vostochny Cosmodrome site in Russia's Far East.15:28 24.04.2015
Top managers of another construction company charged in Vostochny Cosmodrome probeTop managers of the Ideal company that is involved in the construction of Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East are suspected of embezzlement.13:37 21.04.2015
Russian police arrest alleged gang members over $5.8 mln lost from oil theftRussian police arrested three alleged members of a criminal gang on charges of oil theft causing at least 300 million rubles ($5.8 million) in damages.11:42 21.04.2015
Russia mulls establishing cyber police unit to monitor social media - reportRussian interior minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev and the State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin were approached with a proposal to establish a cyber police unit to monitor social media.11:42 10.04.2015
Director of Rosneft subsidiary arrested for alleged soliciting $325,000 in kickbacksAlexander Nilsky, director of a Samara-based Rosneft subsidiary, was arrested for allegedly siliciting over 18 million rubles ($325,000) in kickbacks from contractors.15:39 08.04.2015
JFC Group hit with $88 million fraud - investigatorsJFC Group, major fruit supplier, was swindled out of more than 5 billion rubles ($88 million) as a result of fraud involving its senior employees.17:47 03.04.2015
Over 300 cases opened against Russians on international terrorism suspicionsOver 300 cases have been opened against Russian nationals who joined international terrorist groups, the Islamic State (ISIS) and Hizb ut-Tahrir among them.12:56 30.03.2015
Penalties for drug possession should be revised - officialPenalties for drug possession should be revised as drug possession without intent to sell or distribute should not be considered a grave offence, Viktor Ivanov, head of Russia's Federal Drug Control Service, told journalists on Monday.10:34 30.03.2015
Russian authorities mull cutting speed limit to 43 mph for beginner driversRussia’s Interior Ministry proposed amending traffic regulations and cutting speed limit to 70 km/h (about 43 mph) for drivers with less than two years’ experience.13:17 23.03.2015
Russia's Interior Ministry considers toughening penalties for fraudRussia's Interior Ministry has proposed changes to the Criminal Code toughening penalties for fraud as the ministry is seeking to reduce by six times the damage caused as a result of a large-scale fraud.12:43 26.01.2015
Over 400 cases opened over violations during Ukraine's parliamentary electionUkraine’s Interior Ministry has initiated over 400 cases on the falsification of parliamentary election results and arrested several suspects, RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing Interior Minister Arsen Avakov.13:25 17.11.2014
Victims of alleged police gang seek over $4,7 mln in damages - reportFive out of more than twenty victims of the criminal gang, allegedly organised by former officers of the Interior Ministry’s Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department, filed claims seeking up to 200 mln rubles ($4,7 mln) in damages.11:24 28.10.2014
Former prime minister of Georgia Merabishvili sentenced to three yearsThe Tbilisi City Court has sentenced former Georgian prime minister and minister of the interior Vano Merabishvili to three years in prison for abuse of power in the murder case of United Georgian Bank employee Sandro Girgvliani, RIA Novosti reports on Monday.14:50 20.10.2014
Three suspects in $25 million transfer scam arrested in MoscowMoscow police have arrested three individuals who are suspected of illegally funneling over 1 billion rubles (about $25 million) from Russia through shell companies.12:12 20.10.2014
Odessa arson case that left dozens dead reaches Ukrainian court - officialThose suspected of bearing responsibility for the Odessa massacre that left at least 48 people dead have been identified, criminal cases reach courts, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on Tuesday in his interview to German magazine Focus.13:31 30.09.2014
Court rules that Russian police general’s death was non-criminalThe Basmanny District Court in Moscow said it had not found evidence of incitement to suicide in the death of the former deputy head of the Interior Ministry’s Main Anti-Corruption Directorate, Boris Kolesnikov, court press secretary Anna Fadeyeva told RIA Novosti on Friday.14:51 01.08.2014
Interior Ministry to help telecom regulator fight online violationsRussia’s Interior Ministry will help the telecommunications regulator, Roskomnadzor, expose online violations, an official ministry spokesperson told RIA Novosti.12:19 31.07.2014
Moscow court arrests Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov in absentiaThis Wednesday, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow authorized the arrest of the Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov in absentia, a RAPSI correspondent reports from the courtroom. The judge upheld a petition by the Russian prosecution.14:59 09.07.2014
Germany returns 19th-century icon to RussiaGermany has returned a 19th century icon of Sts. Peter and Paul to Russia. It was one of the 30 icons stolen from the Church of St. Nicholas in Chernopenye, Kostroma Region, the Interior Ministry announced on Thursday.13:12 03.07.2014
Former Bank of Moscow president charged with embezzling $30 millionThe former president of the Bank of Moscow, Andrei Borodin, has been charged in an embezzlement case totaling 1 billion rubles (about $30 million), the Interior Ministry announced on its website.10:36 03.07.2014