Corruption & Bribery

Prosecutor seeks 7 years in prison for FSB officers in bribery case

A prosecutor has asked the Moscow District Military Court to sentence former and acting officers of the Federal Security Service (FSB) charged with taking a 5-million-ruble bribe (about $85,000) from Turkish firm Esta Construction to 7 years in prison.

17:27 28.11.2017

Russian Guard Service General appeals sentence in corruption case

The Federal Guard Service (FSO) General Gennady Lopyrev, who had earlier been found guilty of taking 6.3 million rubles ($105,000) in bribes, appealed his prison sentence.

13:14 27.11.2017

Moscow court refuses to return Ulyukayev bribery case to prosecutors

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Monday dismissed a motion to return a bribery case against former Russia’s economy minister Alexey Ulyukayev to prosecutors.

12:39 27.11.2017

Russian Guard Service General gets 10 years in prison for corruption

The Federal Guard Service (FSO) General Gennady Lopyrev has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking 6.3 million rubles ($105,000) in bribes.

10:40 17.11.2017

Ex-penitentiary deputy director put in detention on suspicion of taking $2 mln bribes

The Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg has ordered the detention of ex-deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Nikolay Barinov suspected of taking about 110 million rubles (about $2 million) in bribes.

10:45 07.11.2017

Ex-deputy director of Russian Penitentiary Service suspected of taking $2 mln bribes

Probe has been opened into former deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Nikolay Barinov on suspicion of taking about 110 million rubles (about $2 million) in bribes.

16:59 02.11.2017

Ex-Russian anti-corruption official charged with taking bribe to stay in detention

The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld the extension of detention for Dmitry Zakharchenko, former Russian anti-corruption official charged with receiving a large-scale bribe.

11:30 26.10.2017

Indictment approved in Vladivostok ex-mayor’s case

Prosecutors 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 to review sentence of top anti-corruption official on November 23

The Supreme Court of Russia will review sentence of the ex-head of the Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department, Denis Sugrobov, on November 23.

13:42 18.10.2017

Russian Labor Ministry drafts bill on corruption informers’ protection

Russia’s Ministry of Labor has drafted a bill on protection of persons informing about corruption offences.

16:59 13.10.2017

Top news

Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.

17:20 17.01.2023

Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditions

Russia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.

15:29 13.01.2023

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

Lawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.

16:17 12.10.2022