Criminal case over cashing out of $120 million in Admiralteysky bank reaches courtA criminal case against five residents of the Moscow region charged with unlawful bank activity in Admiralteysky bank estimated at 7 billion rubles (about $120 million) has reached the Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow.11:07 22.03.2018
Russian authorities launch criminal cases over murder and attempted murder in UKThe Investigative Committee of Russia has launched two criminal cases over notorious incidents involving Russian citizens that happened in Great Britain this month: the murder of Nikolay Glushkov in London and attempted murder of Yulia Skripal in Salisbury.17:56 16.03.2018
Top Investigative Committee official to testify in notorious bribery case as witnessThe Moscow City Court has summoned the director of the Investigative Committee's Moscow department, General Alexander Drymanov for interrogation as a witness in a bribery case against the Internal Security Directorate’s ex-chief Mikhail Maksimenko.17:25 13.03.2018
Evidence in Russian high-ranking investigator’s case to be examined behind closed doorsThe Moscow City Court will examine readout of telephone calls of the Investigative Committee’s Internal Security Directorate’s ex-chief Mikhail Maksimenko charged with taking $550,000 in bribes behind closed doors.13:59 13.03.2018
Fines for corruption reached $23 million in 2017 – Russian prosecutorsThe sum of fines imposed for corruption offences reached over 1.3 billion rubles ($23 million) in 2017.10:59 06.03.2018
Prosecutors seek to cancel prison sentence in controversial case of Russian hematologistProsecutors had filed an appeal with the Moscow City Court seeking to overturn a two-year-long prison sentence of well-known hematologist Elena Misyurina.17:34 31.01.2018
Russian priest Grozovsky sentenced to 14 years for pedophiliaThe Priozersky City Court of the Leningrad Region has sentenced priest Gleb Grozovsky to 14 years in a high security penal colony, finding him guilty of sexual abuse against underage pupils of recreation camps.10:42 17.01.2018
Case of Russian high-ranking investigator reaches courtA criminal case against head of the Investigative Committee’s Internal Security Directorate Mikhail Maksimenko, charged with taking $550,000 in bribes, has been forwarded to the Moscow City Court for hearing.16:56 26.12.2017
Drug dealer sentenced to life for the first time in Russian historyThe Moscow Regional Court has sentenced head of a drug smuggling gang for life for the first time in the history of Russia.16:59 21.12.2017
Russian prosecutors file 5,400 lawsuits protecting rights of orphansRussian prosecutors filed about 5,400 lawsuits and motions with courts in order to protect the rights of orphaned children in the first half of 2017.18:00 20.12.2017
Prosecutors to examine all cases on purchase of tracking equipmentProsecutors will examine judicial practice concerning criminal cases on unlawful acquisition of special equipment intended for secret obtainment of information.12:08 20.12.2017
Russian prosecutors seek to block websites of 11 “undesirable organizations”The Prosecutor General’s Office has asked Russia’s media watchdog Roskomnadzor to restrict access to websites of 11 organizations designated as “undesirable”.13:39 12.12.2017
Russia asks Interpol to trace producer linked to theater director embezzlement caseRussian prosecutors have forwarded a request to Interpol seeking to place producer Yekaterina Voronova, charged in the embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, on its wanted list.12:51 28.11.2017
Moscow ranked 66th in Russian crime rating – Prosecutor General’s OfficeMoscow with the exponent of 949 crimes per 100,000 people has been ranked 66th in the crime rating including 85 territorial entities of the Russian Federation.15:10 27.11.2017
Bulgaria extradites alleged sect founder to RussiaAlleged founder of Kaula Dharma sect Sergey Kiriyenko, who stands charged with sexual assault and tortures, has been extradited from Bulgaria.10:56 02.11.2017
Russia refuses to extradite man charged with Montenegro coup attemptRussia will not extradite Montenegrin citizen Ananie Nikic charged with coup attempt and terrorism in his home country.13:59 01.11.2017
Russia extradites two men to Czech Republic for sentence executionRussia has extradited to the Czech Republic two individuals convicted of robbery and embezzlement for execution of sentence against them.10:59 27.10.2017
Indictment approved in Vladivostok ex-mayor’s caseProsecutors have approved an indictment in the case against former Vladivostok mayor Igor Pushkarev charged with abuse of office and bribery.17:33 20.10.2017
Russian Supreme Court upholds language requirement for obtaining citizenshipThe Supreme Court of Russia has upheld requirement to provide a document confirming knowledge of Russian language for obtaining Russian citizenship.14:08 04.10.2017
Russian citizen charged with robbery extradited from UKBritain has extradited Russian citizen Stanislav Dzgoyev charged with multiple robbery crimes.12:30 04.10.2017