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Developer to stay under house arrest in $30 mln embezzlement case till mid-August

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday extended house arrest of the owner of Optima Development construction company Albert Khudoyan charged with a 2-billion-ruble embezzlement (about $30 million at the current exchange rate) until August 14.

17:56 10.06.2020

Former regional IT Minister suspected of embezzlement, abuse of office

A criminal case has been opened against a former Kirov Region Minister of Communications and Information Technology Yury Palyukh suspected of abuse of office and embezzlement.

17:38 10.06.2020

Russian attorney put on federal wanted list as part of fraud case

Roman Korsuvorov, a lawyer from the Krasnodar Region, has been put on the federal wanted list as part of a fraud case.

16:55 10.06.2020

Resident of Russia's Perm to be tried over calls for violation of self-isolation regime

A district court in the city of Perm in Russia is to hear a criminal case against a local resident who is charged with calling to violate the self-isolation and restricted travel regime introduced to contain coronavirus infection.

16:30 10.06.2020

Terrorist recruiter sentenced to 10 years in high-security prison

A recruiting agent of Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist organization banned in Russia Khokim Abdukhalimov has received 10 years in a high-security penal colony.

15:12 10.06.2020

Three employees of thermal plant arrested in case over fuel spillage in Russia’s North

Investigators have arrested the CEO, the superintendent and his deputy of the thermal plant in the case over the collapse of a diesel fuel tank resulted in the fuel spillage into a stream and river Ambarnaya in Russia’s northern town Norilsk.

14:47 10.06.2020

Efremov was alone in car during road traffic accident in central Moscow – police

Moscow police said Wednesday that actor Mikhail Efremov was alone in his car during a fatal road traffic accident.

13:03 10.06.2020

Prosecutors to control compliance with house arrest by Russian actor Efremov

Prosecutors will control the work of authorized officials responsible for the execution of a court decision on house arrest for actor Mikhail Efremov charged with fatal traffic accident.

10:44 10.06.2020

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