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Former CEO of troubled Russian refinery arrested in absentia

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for ex-CEO of troubled Russia’s Antipinsky oil refinery Gennady Lisovichenko in absentia as part of a large scale fraud case.

15:56 19.06.2020

Ex-top manager of BFG-Credit bank put in detention in $185 mln embezzlement case

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday placed ex-deputy chair of the board of currently bankrupt BFG-Credit bank Mikhail Doroginin in detention until July 24 in the 12.9 billion-ruble ($185 million) case.

14:01 19.06.2020

Ex-head of troubled Russian refinery declared bankrupt

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has declared board chairman of New Stream oil and gas company and former co-owner of troubled Antipinsky refinery Dmitry Mazurov accused of the 4 billion-ruble embezzlement (about $60 million) bankrupt.

13:13 19.06.2020

Ex-bank employee detained in $185 mln embezzlement case until late July

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday detained a former loan directorate employee of insolvent BFG-Credit bank Alexey Gorlin as part of a case over embezzling about 12.9 billion rubles ($185 million) from the credit organization until July 24.

12:00 19.06.2020

Transport company loses appeal against refusal to ban BlaBlaCar in Russia

The Moscow District Commercial Court has upheld in cassation refusal to ban BlaBlaCar service in Russia upon a request of a transport company.

11:32 19.06.2020

Attorneys of convicted ex-Vladivostok mayor charged with obstruction of justice

Charges of perverting the course of justice have been brought against defense lawyers for ex-mayor of Vladivostok Igor Pushkarev in a bribery case.

10:49 19.06.2020

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