Corruption & Bribery

Former anti-corruption official Zakharchenko appeals confiscation of $145.3 million

The Moscow City Court has registered an appeal of the former Russian anti-corruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko charged with corruption crimes against confiscation of 9 billion rubles ($145.3 million) from him and his relatives.

12:46 07.06.2018

Investigators to seek detention for Dagestan police colonel suspected of corruption

Investigators will motion to detain the head of the Interior Ministry’s operative department for the Dagestan Republic, colonel Magomed Khizriyev suspected of corruption.

16:57 06.06.2018

Five alleged accomplices of Dagestan’s law enforcement colonel arrested

Five alleged accomplices of colonel Magomed Khizriyev, head of the Dagestan Republic’s Interior Ministry operative department suspected of giving an especially large bribe, have been arrested.

14:33 06.06.2018

High-ranking law enforcement officer arrested in Dagestan

Head of the operative department of the Dagestan Republic’s Interior Ministry has been arrested on suspicion of his involvement in a crime.

14:59 05.06.2018

Russia’s ex-minister Ulyukayev transferred to penal colony to serve 8-year term

Russia’s former economy minister Alexey Ulyukayev, who was sentenced to 8 years in prison for taking a bribe, has been transported under guard to a penal colony to serve his punishment.

16:58 31.05.2018

Russian entrepreneurs face corruption less frequently – Business Ombudsman

Russian entrepreneurs have recently faced less instances of corruption, while the rate of growth in the number of criminal cases against businesspersons has dropped.

13:59 24.05.2018

Former head of Russia’s ecology service department found guilty of corruption

A court in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia has sentenced former head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Use of Natural Resources’ (Rosprirodnadzor) department to 6 years in prison for bribery.

10:59 23.05.2018

Chinese citizen behind alleged iPhone bribe gets detained

A court in the Kaluga Region has detained a Chinese citizen, who allegedly attempted to bribe officers of the Federal Security Service (FSB) with iPhones in exchange for release of her 26 compatriots.

13:59 21.05.2018

Ex-Nizhny Novgorod government executive wanted on bribery charges

The former Nizhny Novgorod government executive Oleg Kondrashov has been put on the wanted list in a 17-million-ruble bribery case ($280,000).

11:38 19.04.2018

Siberian high-ranking police officer suspected of corruption and fraud

Former head of Russia’s Tomsk Regional Interior Ministry Directorate is suspected of fraud and taking a large-scale bribe.

13:59 16.04.2018

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025