Investigators seek to detain Russian customs official charged with abuse of power
Investigators on Tuesday lodged a motion to detain the chief of the Federal Customs Service’s customs investigations directorate Alexander Kizlyk as part of a case over abuse of power.
Bankruptcy proceedings against Russian fieldstone manufacturer’s ex-owner extended
The Moscow Regional Commercial Court has extended a bankruptcy procedure against ex-owner of Pavlovskgranit fieldstone manufacturer’s ex-owner Sergey Poymanov for six months.
Ex-director of Sochi water utility gets 17 months for abuse of office
A court in Sochi has sentenced Sergey Vinarsky, ex-director of the city’s water service company, to 17 months in penal colony settlement for abuse of power.
Prosecutors demand recovery of $140 mln from ex-Moscow Region official accused of forgery
Prosecutors have increased their claim against ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Klin District Alexander Postrigan, who stands charged with abuse of power and forgery, to 9 billion rubles (about $140 million).
Ex-manager of construction company gets over 6 years for abuse of office
A court in Russia’s Khabarovsk has sentenced a former deputy chief of Dalspetsstroy construction company Mikhail Gelman to 6 years and 3 months in prison for abuse of office resulted in the infliction of an 800-million-ruble damage ($12.5 million) to the state.
Ex-director of Sochi water utility faces trial on charges of abuse of office
A former director of the Sochi water service company will stand trial on charges of abuse of power.
Prosecutor demands suspended sentence for ex-school principal accused of extortion
A prosecutor has asked a court in Elista, a city in the southern part of Russia and the capital of the Kalmykia Republic, to pass a 2-year suspended sentence and a 1-year probation on ex-school principal Marina Gederim charged with abuse of authority by extortion.
Ex-convoy chief sentenced to 1.5 years for giving detainees cell phones
Moscow’s Dorogomilovsky District Court has sentenced ex-chief of a guard and convoy regiment Vitaly Sinichev to 1.5 years in penal colony settlement for handing cell phones to detainees.
Defendant in Sugrobov’s case challenges his sentence
Pavel Dashin, a defendant in the case involving convicted Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department’s ex-chief Denis Sugrobov, has filed an appeal against his 3-year-long prison sentence.
Ex-manager of Moscow recreation park receives suspended sentence for abuse of office
Ex-director of Moscow’s Fili park for recreation and leisure Pavel Strizhov has received a 2-year suspended sentence for abuse of authority.