Ex-museum director’s acquittal of non-return of ancient icons from U.S. to Russia upheldThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld acquittal of ex-director of a private non-profit Museum of Russian Icons Elena Knyazeva in a case over failure to return 16 orthodox icons of XVI-XVIII centuries from the U.S. to Russia.17:28 03.04.2019
Moscow court extends detention of alleged Norwegian spy for 5 monthsThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday extended detention of Frode Berg, a citizen of Norway charged with espionage related to Russian navy, until September 22.17:18 02.04.2019
Extension of convicted businessman Mikhalchenko’s detention in embezzlement case reversedThe Moscow City Court has overturned a lower court’s ruling extending detention of Forum Holding CEO Dmitry Mikhalchenko convicted of alcohol trafficking until June 21 as part of a new case launched against him over alleged embezzlement.14:59 02.04.2019
Rosneft subsidiaries’ ex-bankrupt trustee accused of embezzlement to stay jailed till JulyThe Moscow City Court on Monday held to extend detention of the former bankruptcy commissioner of several Russia’s Rosneft subsidiaries Oleg Smetanin charged with embezzling more than 300 million rubles ($4.5 million) for three months.13:48 01.04.2019
Russian General Drymanov charged with corruption to stay detained till mid-JuneThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s ruling to extend detention of ex-director of the Investigative Committee's Main Investigations Directorate, General Alexander Drymanov charged with corruption crimes for three months.11:35 28.03.2019
Ex-banker charged with $520 mln embezzlement loses appeal against arrest in absentiaThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal against arrest of ex-president of Otkritie Bank Eugeny Dankevich charged with embezzling 34 billion rubles (about $520 million) in absentia.15:59 27.03.2019
Defendants in police investigator murder case plead guiltyDefendants in a criminal case over the murder of the Interior Ministry Transport Department’s major case investigator, police lieutenant colonel Yevgeniya Shishkina, have pleaded guilty.13:26 27.03.2019
Mother of little girl left home alone to stay detained until May 10The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling on detention of Irina Garashchenko, who had left her 5-year old daughter alone in her apartment.11:59 27.03.2019
Defendant in police investigator murder case to remain in detentionThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld detention of a defendant in a case over the murder of the Interior Ministry Transport Department’s major case investigator, police lieutenant colonel Yevgeniya Shishkina.12:46 26.03.2019
Ex-owner of Moscow confectionary to stay jailed for three more months on murder chargesThe Moscow City Court on Friday extended for three months detention of ex- owner of Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik Ilya Averyanov as part of a case over shooting on the factory’s premises resulted in the death of a guard17:39 22.03.2019
Alleged Norwegian spy to stand trial in Moscow City CourtThe Moscow City Court will consider a criminal case against Frode Berg, a citizen of Norway charged with espionage related to Russian navy.14:57 22.03.2019
Arrest warrant for defendant in case against Moscow Region district ex-head upheldThe Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court ruling on the arrest of ex-head of Bolshevik, a small town in the Moscow Region, Boris Krivodubsky, in absentia.16:37 20.03.2019
Moscow court extends detention of former high-ranking investigator charged with briberyThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday extended detention for ex-chief of the Investigative Committee’s Moscow directorate Alexey Kramarenko charged with receiving bribes until June 26.15:18 20.03.2019
Ex-Russian MP to stay under house arrest in $40 mln embezzlement case until late JuneThe Moscow City Court has extended house arrest of ex-State Duma lawmaker Vadim Varshavsky charged with embezzling 2.5 billion rubles (about $40 million) from Petrocommerce bank for three months.10:58 20.03.2019
Arrest of escaped ex-banker charged with $520 mln embezzlement appealedThe Moscow City Court has set March 27 as a date for hearing an appeal against arrest of ex-president of Otkritie Bank Eugeny Dankevich charged with embezzling 34 billion rubles (about $520 million) in absentia.10:59 18.03.2019
Berezovsky’s partner wife wins €1.5 mln payout against former tycoon’s assistantThe Moscow City Court has granted a €1.5-million lawsuit filed by Yelena Gorbunova, the partner wife of deceased tycoon Boris Berezovsky, against ex-assistant of the businessman Raphael Filinov.15:34 15.03.2019
Banker, ex-lawyer accused of bribing former anti-corruption official to stay in detentionThe Moscow City Court on Friday upheld extension of detention for a board member of Interprogressbank Valery Markelov and ex-attorney Victor Belevtsov, who had allegedly given a 1-bilion-ruble ($15.3 million) bribe to ex-Russian anti-corruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko.12:59 15.03.2019
Former high-ranking investigator to remain detained till late March on bribery chargesThe Moscow City Court has upheld extension of detention for ex-chief of the Investigative Committee’s Moscow directorate Alexey Kramarenko charged with corruption until March 26.19:29 14.03.2019
Moscow court upholds extension of alleged spy Whelan’s detention until late MayThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s decision to extend detention for Paul Whelan charged with espionag.15:16 14.03.2019
Mother of boy left alone in Moscow park for night to stay in detention till April 18The Moscow City Court has upheld detention of Nadezhda Kulikova, a woman, who had left her son alone in a Moscow reservation park for a night, until April 18.10:59 14.03.2019