Russian prosecutors back domestic violence prevention billRussian prosecutors back a bill on prevention of domestic violence, the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office told RAPSI on Wednesday.15:49 04.12.2019
Moscow asphalt plant fined $8,000 for air pollutionA court has fined officials of a Moscow asphalt plant nearly 500,000 rubles (about $8,000) for air pollution.17:13 03.12.2019
Two ex-emergency officials go on Kemerovo mall fire trialKemerovo’s Central District Court will hear a case against two ex-Emergency Ministry officials Grigory Terentyev and Alexander Mamontov charged with negligence led to the deadly fire in a local mall.10:59 02.12.2019
Regional anti-corruption official gets 10 years behind bars for briberyA court in Russia’s city of Arkhangelsk has sentenced deputy chief of the regional anti-corruption directorate of the Interior Ministry Nikolay Grinkov to 10 years in high-security prison for receiving a 3 million-ruble bribe (about $50,000).16:57 26.11.2019
Advisor of bankrupt Russian bank arrested in HungaryAn advisor for chairman of board of directors of bankrupt Russian bank Strategia has been arrested in Hungary, according to information published on the website of Prosecutor General’s Office.17:22 20.11.2019
Former Russian attorney given 4 years behind bars for fraudA court in Vladivostok, a city in Russia’s Far East, has sentenced a former lawyer, who had promised a citizen to influence investigators’ decisions and court rulings, to 4 years in penal colony.14:50 20.11.2019
Far East resident charged with illegal caviar sale goes on trialA court in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, will consider a case against a 33-year-old resident of Vladivostok, Far East, who stands charged with illegal online sale of 9 kilos of black caviar worth over 2.6 million rubles (over $40,000).17:26 19.11.2019
Prosecutors waive claim to forfeit flat of sister of Russian colonel accused of briberyProsecutors withdrew their claim to forfeit to the state an apartment of a sister of the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) colonel Kirill Cherkalin charged with bribery, a representative of the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said during the Friday hearing in Moscow’s Golovinsky District Court.17:24 08.11.2019
FSB colonel charged with bribery kept over $50 mln in parents’ flat – prosecutorsThe Federal Security Service’s (FSB) colonel Kirill Cherkalin charged with bribery kept over $50 million and 16 million rubles (over $250,000) in the apartment of his parents, a representative of the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said during the Friday hearing in Moscow’s Golovinsky District Court.15:53 08.11.2019
Chinese hotelier ordered to 9-year jail in Russia for briberyA court in Russia’s Primorsky Krai sentenced a Chinese hotelier to 9 years in prison for attempting to give a bribe in order to obtain an operation permit for a hotel he had built in Vladivostok.11:44 07.11.2019
Russian prosecutors seek legislative changes to facilitate return of fled entrepreneursDeputy Prosecutor General of Russia Victor Grin has offered Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov to develop amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code so it provided more guarantees to fugitive businesspersons on the so-called London List.16:44 30.10.2019
Ex-Dagestan official convicted of embezzlement faces corruption trial - prosecutorsA former stand-in chairman of the government of Dagestan Abdusamad Gamidov, who was convicted of embezzlement on Monday, is also charged with several counts of corruption crimes, deputy chief of the Prosecutor General’s Office’s Department for Supervision over Investigation of Major Cases Sergey Bochkarev told RAPSI.16:57 28.10.2019
Three Bulgarians to serve long terms for attempted sale of 39 kg of cocaine in RussiaA St. Petersburg court has sentenced three citizens of Bulgaria to prison terms ranging from 10 to 12 years for attempt to sell 39 kilograms of cocaine.15:49 23.10.2019
Ex-chief physician of regional hospital charged with $360k embezzlement faces trialA court in Russia’s Sverdlovsk Region will consider a criminal case against a former chief physician of a local hospital, who stands charged with embezzling over 23 million rubles ($360,000) from the medical organization.14:06 18.10.2019
Case against ex-bank top manager accused of $25.5 mln embezzlement reaches Russian courtThe Vyborg District Court of St. Petersburg will consider a criminal case against ex-board chairman of Sovetsky bank Andrey Karpov, who is allegedly involved in embezzling 1.7 billion rubles ($25.5 million).11:30 14.10.2019
Former top construction official faces trial on bribery chargesMoscow’s Babushkinsky District Court will hear a case against a former deputy director of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) charged with bribery and abuse of office.12:54 08.10.2019
Titov seeks to check municipal solid waste accumulation standards in Russian regionsBusiness ombudsman Boris Titov has asked First Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Buksman to check standards specified for municipal solid waste accumulation in several Russia’s regions.13:57 07.10.2019
Russian human rights advocates stand up for doctors prosecuted for medical errorsThe Presidential Council for Human Rights has asked Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to pay attention at cases of doctors brought to criminal responsibility for medical malpractice.16:35 04.10.2019
State symbols disrespecting information removed from 79 websitesInformation showing disrespect to Russia, its society and official state symbols has been deleted from 79 websites, according to a statement released by the communications watchdog Roskomnadzor.13:46 03.10.2019
Ex-regional top official to stand trial on graft chargesA court will consider a bribery case against a former deputy governor of Russia’s Kurgan Region Roman Vanyukov.17:38 27.09.2019