46 detainees held in Guantanamo indefinitelyThe US Government released the names of the prisoners being held indefinitely at the Guantanamo Bay detention center to The Miami Herald, which had requested the data under the Freedom of Information Act.11:29 18.06.2013
Civil rights NGO ACLU sues US officials over NSA surveillance programThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a claim against various high-ranking US government officials Tuesday in response to last week’s revelation that the US government had engaged in large-scale surveillance of the communication records of its citizens.18:42 13.06.2013
Internal Revenue Service head ousted over findings of political targetingAmerica’s top tax official Steven Miller has been ousted amidst the growing controversy surrounding findings that federal tax authorities has selectively reviewed applications for tax-exempt status based on their names and policy goals.07:25 17.05.2013
AP lambasts US Justice Department for secretly obtaining phone recordsAs part of a “massive and unprecedented intrusion,” the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has obtained telephone records for more than 20 separate lines assigned to the AP and its journalists, according to a letter written to US Attorney General Eric Holder by AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt Monday.18:20 14.05.2013
Boston bombing suspect ‘entombed’ - policeThe emotional debate over what to do with the body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been resolved with a private burial, police said Thursday, but they have not disclosed exactly where or under what conditions the burial occurred.23:07 09.05.2013
Russian restaurateur, reality TV star charged with fraud in New YorkMichael Levitis, the owner of New York's most famous Russian restaurant, Rasputin has been charged with fraud alongside Mission Settlement Agency, a debt reduction company, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced Tuesday.14:09 08.05.2013
Russia eyes international treaty to secure Bout, Yaroshenko extraditions – LavrovIf the appeals filed in the US by jailed Russian citizens Viktor Bout and Konstantin Yaroshenko prove fruitless, Moscow plans to pursue its options under the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, an international treaty signed and ratified by 64 nations around the world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced Tuesday after a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry.13:05 08.05.2013
Mother of Russian pilot jailed in United States asks to swap him for US citizenThe mother of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was sentenced to 20 years in jail in the United States for involvement in conspiring to smuggle drugs, has asked the US authorities to exchange her son for any US citizen serving a sentence in Russia.18:26 07.05.2013
Russian orphan convicted of shoplifting after fleeing USAlexander Abnosov (Joshua Alexander Salotti), a Russian orphan adopted by American parents who made international headlines recently when he chose to return to his native country as a teenager amid allegations of parental mistreatment has been convicted of shoplifting and sentenced to 200 hours of punitive labor.15:22 07.05.2013
US Senate passes bill allowing states to tax online salesThe US Senate has passed a bill that, if enacted, will give states the power to enforce sales tax laws on online purchases. The bill is pending the lower house hearing.14:17 07.05.2013
New York City soda ban excoriated in biting opinionNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s battle against the city’s expanding waistline suffered a blow in the state’s supreme court Monday when Justice Milton A. Tingling tossed out a prohibition on the sale of large sugary drinks in an effort to quell the city’s growing obesity epidemic.14:14 12.03.2013
Trial of US marines charged with rape begins in JapanThe first hearing of the case of two US marines charged with raping a Japanese woman in October 2012 has begun in Naha, the capital of Okinawa.12:21 26.02.2013
US foreclosure settlement angers Wall Street criticsA multibillion-dollar settlement announced Monday between US financial regulators and major banks over alleged abuses related to home foreclosures is the latest example of the financial industry running roughshod over the rule-of-law without repercussions, Wall Street critics said.17:00 08.01.2013
Americans to stand trial for abuse of Russian adopteeTwo Americans will face trial over their alleged abuse of a Russian adoptee, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday.16:10 08.01.2013
Top 10 criminal dramas of 20122012 has left us with no shortage of criminal drama. In a year replete with momentous judgments, epic downfalls, political intrigue, and revolutionary aftermaths, RAPSI struggled to pick just ten events to highlight. Still, we have chosen the ten judgments that – in our view, and in no particular order – best illustrated 2012’s criminal legacy. Please note, we have excluded cases that occurred primarily within Russia, as those called for a list of their own.10:02 28.12.2012
Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office accuses United States of derailing Shcherban caseUkrainian First Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin believes that the U.S. Department of Justice is trying to derail the case of Ukrainian MP and businessman Yevgeny Shcherban, who was killed in 1996.18:15 10.12.2012
US Navy veteran charged with attempting to spy for RussiaRobert Hoffman, a retired sailor who held high-level security clearances during a US Naval career that spanned two decades, has been charged with attempting to spy for the Russian Federation according to a statement issued by the FBI Thursday. If convicted, Hoffman may face life in prison.14:22 07.12.2012
US Senate passes Magnitsky ActOn Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed the Magnitsky Act, a bill imposing visa sanctions against those Russians who - in the view of the US government - have been involved in human rights violations, and simultaneously voted for the cancellation of the Jackson-Vanik amendment, a landmark Cold War-era law that has long impeded U.S.-Russian trade relations.11:34 07.12.2012
Russian consulate comments on U.S. ruling on "hi-tech export case"The Russian citizenship of Alexander Posobilov, who is suspected of involvement in a spy ring thought to have shipped US microelectronics to support Russian military and intelligence activities, was a factor in the court’s decision to deny his release on bail as the court believed there was a risk he could flee to another country, Vice Consul in Houston Stanislav Abramov told RIA Novosti.10:11 08.10.2012
Russia denies alleged spy ring supplied military complex with US technologyThe US authorities have wrongly stated that a number of companies illegally supplied technology to the Russian military complex, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told journalists on Friday.15:32 05.10.2012