Vostochny Cosmodrome contractor's CEO gets 3.5 years in prison for embezzlement
The Blagoveshchensk City Court in the Amur region has sentenced Oleg Rodionov, CEO of the company Dobrostroy, a contractor in the Vostochny Cosmodrome project, to 3.5 years in prison for large scale embezzlement.
Chinese citizen to go on trial in Russia for allegedly hiding gold in forest
A criminal case against Chinese citizen, who allegedly hid four kilograms of placer gold in Russia’s Amur Region forests, has been transferred to a court.
Bill on fines for dog owners reaches State Duma
Lawmakers from the Amur Region have prepared a bill on punishment for dog owners who keep their pets off the leash, without muzzles and don’t collect animal waste during the walks.
Former head of several Russian managing companies sentenced to 5 years in prison
A court in the Amur Region has sentenced ex-head of three utilities managing companies Viktor Smerdov to 5 years in prison for embezzling 35 million rubles ($538,400).
Criminal case launched in Russia over desecration of memorial to fallen in Syria
A criminal case over desecration of memorial to Russian soldiers fallen in Syria was launched in Amur Region on Tuesday.
Vostochny Cosmodrome contractor gets 11 years in prison for embezzlement
A court in Russia’s Amur region has found CEO of the Vostochny Cosmodrome construction contractor Stroyindustriya-S, Sergei Terentyev, guilty of embezzlement and sentenced him to 11 years in penal colony.
Russian national caught with 6 kilos of gold gets suspended sentence
A Russian national has received a 1.5-year suspended sentence for failure to disclose 6 kilos of gold he found in a forest in the Amur region in Russia's Far East.
Former Russian mayor suspected of corruption to stay in detention till December
A court in Blagoveshchensk, a city in the Amur Region in the Russian Far East, ruled to extend detention of the ex-mayor of the city, Alexander Migulya, till December 12.
Over $9 mln allegedly embezzled during Vostochny space center road construction projects
The Amur Region police have charged the director of a company that was subcontracted to build roads and railway tracks for the new Vostochny Cosmodrome of overstating the costs by 620 million rubles ($9.4mln).
Russian bailiffs seize assets at Vostochny space center
Bailiffs in the Amur Region in the Russian Far East have seized the equipment of a Vostochny spaceport contractor to force it to repay its debts.
Vostochny Cosmodrome contractor's head charged with fraud
Igor Nesterenko, General Director of the Pacific Bridge Building Company, a contractor in the Vostochny Cosmodrome project, has been charged with wage arrears and fraud.
Brewery seeks to lift liquor sales restrictions
The Amur Region Commercial Court will hear on August 1 Baltika Brewery's lawsuit to invalidate the region governor's resolution to restrict alcoholic beverages sales.
Students and prosecutors to provide free legal consultancy to Far East residents
The Amur region's prosecutors and law students will provide free legal consultancy to people starting from October.