Corruption & Bribery

Ousted opposition-minded Russian mayor to remain in detention

The Yaroslavl Region Court has upheld the detention of Yaroslavl Mayor Yevgeny Urlashov, who stands charged with soliciting a bribe.

14:11 02.10.2015

Nearly $80 million embezzled during construction of Vostochny space center

The police claim that over 5.4 billion rubles ($79mn) in budget allocations for the construction of the Vostochny space center have been embezzled.

12:46 11.09.2015

Former Tomsk mayor convicted of taking bribes to be released on parole

A court in the Irkutsk Region has granted parole for Alexander Makarov, former Tomsk mayor who was serving a long prison term for bribe taking.

12:45 03.09.2015

Anti-corruption lessons planned for Russian schools, universities

Members of the Russian Government’s Expert Council have suggested to implement anti-corruption lessons for schools and universities.

11:01 01.09.2015

Former Thai PM Shinawatra testifies in corruption case

Deposed Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra testified before the Supreme Court on Monday in a corruption case, Thai national Channel 3 reported.

12:21 31.08.2015

Foreign corporations could be liable for bribery that hurts Russia’s interests

The Russian Government has submitted a bill to the State Duma that would impose legal liability on foreign companies for corrupt practices against Russia’s interests outside Russia.

12:04 20.08.2015

Former Russian executive agrees to plead guilty to money laundering in U.S. – report

Former Russian executive who was in charge of nuclear enterprise Tenex has agreed to plead guilty in the U.S. to money laundering and bribery charges.

11:01 20.08.2015

Russian lawmakers suggest seizing property of corrupt officials - report

Members of the Orenburg Legislative Council propose amending the Criminal Code to allow seizure of a public official’s property for taking a bribe.

10:36 19.08.2015

Ex-Russian Army commander gets five years in prison for bribe-taking

On Friday, the Moscow Garrison Military Court sentenced former Army Commander Colonel General Vladimir Chirkin to five years in a maximum-security penitentiary and stripped him of his military rank, and state and departmental awards.

15:30 14.08.2015

U.S. asks European countries to freeze assets in Telecom corruption case – report

U.S. authorities have asked five European countries to freeze bank assets of several major Telecom companies suspected of involvement in corruption activities in Uzbekistan.

11:11 14.08.2015

Top news

Third foreigner ordered to death challenges sentence in Supreme Court of DPR

Briton Aiden Aslin, who had been ordered to death along with two other foreign citizens in the Donetsk People’s Republic, challenged his sentence.

11:17 05.07.2022

Number of appeals to Russian children's ombudsman increased by 2% in 2021

The number of appeals to the Commissioner for Children's Rights in Russia Maria Lvova-Belova turned out to be by 2% more in 2021 as compared with the same period of the preceding year.

12:09 01.07.2022

State Duma adopts bill on retaliatory blocking of foreign media in Russia

The State Duma on Thursday passed a bill empowering Prosecutor General and his deputies to ban foreign mass media in Russia in response to hostile actions by foreign states regarding Russian media working abroad.

14:15 30.06.2022