Russian woman charged with drug dealing extradited from VietnamVietnamese authorities on Monday extradited Russian national Ksenia Turets-Afuda charged with drug dealing.15:59 03.12.2018
Browder suspected of organizing criminal gang – Russian prosecutorsA new criminal case has been opened against Hermitage Capital CEO William Browder in Russia on suspicion of organizing a criminal network.12:17 19.11.2018
Four hockey coaches prosecuted on allegations of using forged documentsA criminal case has been opened against four coaches of a youth athletic center of the hockey club Lada, who had allegedly submitted forged education certificates when getting employed.15:59 09.11.2018
Lawsuit over confiscation of former FSB officer’s property reaches Moscow courtA lawsuit filed by the Prosecutor General’s Office seeking to confiscate property of ex-officer of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Dmitry Stenin, a defendant in the high-profile corruption case of colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko, has reached the Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow.15:33 08.11.2018
Former Russian banker arrested in absentia in $6 mln embezzlement caseEx-chairman of the management board of the Russian Construction Bank (Russtroybank) Andrey Strukov has been arrested in absentia as part of a 400-million-ruble embezzlement case ($6 million).16:03 02.11.2018
Russian prosecutors urge to lower age of criminal liability for illegal weapon purchaseProsecutors have proposed the lowering of an age of criminal responsibility for ammunition trafficking in Russia from 16 to 14 years.12:59 01.11.2018
Quality of preliminary investigation in Russia drops – prosecutorsThe quality of preliminary investigation in Russia has dropped sharply recently.11:59 01.11.2018
Moscow court refuses to return Total CEO plane crash case to prosecutorsMoscow’s Solntsevsky District Court has dismissed a defense motion to return a criminal case concerning Total CEO Cristophe de Maergerie’s lethal airplane crash in Vnukovo airport in 2014 to prosecutors.13:25 15.10.2018
Ex-Makhachkala mayor gets 4 years in prison for abuse of officeA court in Makhachkala has sentenced the former mayor of Dagestan’s capital Musa Musayev to 4 years in prison for abuse of office resulting in grave consequences.12:45 15.10.2018
Prosecutors appeal Russian priest Grozovsky’s sentence for pedophiliaRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office filed an appeal against a 14-year prison sentence given to Russian priest Gleb Grozovsky for sexual abuse against underage pupils of orthodox recreation camps, that had already become effective.15:35 12.10.2018
Russian prosecutors support introduction of fines for flight overbookingRussian Prosecutor General’s Office has supported a proposal of the All-Russia People's Front political movement to introduce fines for flight overbooking.15:59 08.10.2018
Over 10,000 claims on rights protection in criminal field submitted to Russian ombudsmanRussian Commissioner for Human Rights received over 10,000 applications related to the protection of citizens’ rights in criminal proceedings in 2018.17:37 05.10.2018
First extremism case dropped in Russia after resolution of Supreme Court’s PlenumA first criminal case on extremism was closed after the Russian Supreme Court’s Plenum passed a resolution on these case types.13:00 04.10.2018
Fraud case launched against employees of troubled Russian tour companyAn inspection carried by the Moscow prosecutor’s office resulted in the embezzlement case being launched against employees of the troubled Natalie Tours company.13:36 03.10.2018
Defendants in high-profile theater embezzlement case to go on trialA high-profile embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov has been forwarded to Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court for hearing.16:33 02.10.2018
No “like” cases opened in Russia - Prosecutor General’s OfficeNo extremism cases have been opened in Russia for “likes” on social media.18:30 01.10.2018
Russian business ombudsman seeks check of gang building cases against entrepreneursRussia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov is going to request the Prosecutor General’s Office to check out cases on building a criminal group launched against entrepreneurs.18:03 26.09.2018
Russian prosecutors reveal numerous violations of archaeological monument protection lawProsecutors have made submissions to the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Archaeology and Culture Ministry concerning numerous breaches of legislation on protection of archaeological monuments revealed during an inspection.15:59 24.09.2018
Number of corruption crimes in Russia rises by 12.5% in 7 months – Prosecutor’s OfficeThe number of corruption-related crimes has increased by 12.5% in the first 7 months of 2018.12:59 30.08.2018
Cybercrime solving rate reached over 40% in 2017 – Russian prosecutorsCybercrime solving rate reached 41.3% in 2017, Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office reported Tuesday.14:23 14.08.2018