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Rusnano top manager's bank accounts seized as part of $12 mln embezzlement case

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has seized bank accounts of Andrey Gorkov, managing director of the state-owned technology corporation Rusnano involved in the case over embezzling more than 700 million rubles (about $12 million).

17:23 30.06.2017

Russian citizen gets 7 years in prison for attempt to join ISIS

A court in the Astrakhan Region sentenced Russian citizen Sultanbek Azamatov to 7 years in prison for attempt to join the Islamic State terrorist organization prohibited in Russia.

15:00 30.06.2017

Russian businesswoman ordered to pay Depardieu $84,500

The Moscow Commercial Court has collected five million rubles (about $84,500) of unjust enrichment from businesswoman Yelena Lazareva in favor of film star Gerard Depardieu.

14:12 30.06.2017

AFK Sistema appeals against seizure of its assets

A ruling of the Commercial Court of the Republic of Bashkortostan to seize AFK Sistema holding company’s assets valued at 185 billion rubles ($3.1 billion) has been appealed.

13:29 30.06.2017

Russian military doctors’ sentence for taking bribes upheld

Russia’s Supreme Court has upheld prison sentence given to three medical employees of the Vishnevsky Third Central Military Clinical Hospital for taking bribes.

10:42 30.06.2017

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