Corruption & Bribery

Moscow court sentences former law enforcement officer to 4.5 years for corruption

The Moscow City Court has sentenced a former officer of the Interior Ministry’s anti-corruption department, Sergey Astafurov, charged with corruption and abuse of office, to 4.5 years in a penal colony and prohibited him from holding law enforcement office for 2 years.

11:59 12.02.2018

Sentencing of ex-governor Belykh charged with corruption set for February 1

The Presnensky District Court of Moscow will pass sentence on ex-governor of the Kirov Region Nikita Belykh, who stands charged with taking bribes, on February 1.

15:41 26.01.2018

Examination during replacement of driver license may lead to corruption – experts

Experts of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights believe that obligatory examination during the replacement of expired driving licenses contains explicit and implicit risks of corruption.

14:59 26.01.2018

Former mayor of Nizhny Novgorod charged with receiving $1 million bribe

Former mayor of Nizhny Novgorod and vice-speaker of the regional parliament, Oleg Sorokin, has been charged with receiving a $1-million bribe.

18:03 19.12.2017

Russian ex-minister Ulyukayev appeals sentence in bribery case

Ex-economy minister of Russia Alexey Ulyukayev, who had been given 8 years in high security prison for bribery, appealed the sentence.

14:45 19.12.2017

Ulyukayev’s assets to remain seized until $2.2 mln fine paid – court

Assets belonging to the former economy minister of Russia Alexey Ulyukayev sentenced on Friday to 8 years in high security prison for bribery will remain seized until he pays a 130-million-ruble fine (about $ 2.2 million).

16:56 15.12.2017

Investigation into three instances of case against Zakharchenko complete

Investigators have completed preliminary investigation into three instances of a criminal case against Russian anti-corruption ex-official, Dmitry Zakharchenko.

15:59 15.12.2017

About €2,000 seized from partner of former anti-corruption official Zakharchenko

Law enforcement officers seized about €2,000 belonging to Marina Semynina, a partner of former Russian anti-corruption official charged with receiving a large-scale bribe, Dmitry Zakharchenko, during the searches at her apartment on Wednesday.

18:07 13.12.2017

Ex-official of Russia’s Drug Control Service gets 7 years in prison

Ex-chief of a regional office of the defunct Federal Drug Control Service Kirill Kalinin has been sentenced to 7 years in a high-security prison for extortion of a 10-million-ruble bribe (about $170,000).

15:59 11.12.2017

Moscow court extends detention of anti-corruption ex-official until March 8

The Moscow City Court has extended detention of Dmitry Zakharchenko, ex-Russian anti-corruption official charged with receiving a large-scale bribe, until March 8.

15:59 29.11.2017

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Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State Duma

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