New York court sets $1 million bail for Russian woman charged with extortion
A court in New York has set a $1,000,000 bail for Svetlana Travis (Zakharova), a Russian citizen who is charged with attempted extortion from New York’s ex-governor Eliot Spitzer.
U.S. authorities bust Russian woman for alleged extortion from ex-governor – report
The United States authorities have arrested Svetlana Travis, a Russian woman who has earlier accused New York’s ex-governor Eliot Spitzer of attacking her, for attempted extortion.
Former head of Probusinessbank complains about being pressured in US
Sergey Leontiev, the former president of Russian bank OAO Probusinessbank, filed a complaint against businessman Alexander Varshavsky accusing him of using harassment, intimidation in an effort to extract $83 million.
Russian charged in bribery case slams US authorities for loosing key witness
Russian national Vadim Mikerin implicated in a criminal case over an uranium supply contract filed a motion to dismiss the indictment accusing US authorities of an unjustified delay which resulted in loosing key witness.
Criminals behind the attack on Russian MP sentenced to long prison terms
Moscow’s Dorogomilovsky District Court has sentenced four men convicted of beating and extorting money and property from Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Roman Khudyakov to prison terms ranging from eight to nine and a half years.
US court sentences Armenian Power leader to 32 years
A court in California sentenced Mher Darbinyan, one of the leaders of the gang American Power, to 32 years in prison for conspiracy including extortion, bank fraud and bank card skimming schemes, the US Department of Justice states in a press release.
US Attorney General’s Office charges Russian atomic businessman Mikerin
The US Attorney General’s Office has indicted Russian businessman Vadim Mikerin on charges of accepting kickbacks over uranium deals between Russia and the US.
Russian lawmaker's aide sentenced to prison for extortion
The Khoroshevsky District Court in Moscow has sentenced Alexei Shirikhin, an aide to a State Duma lawmaker, to 5.5 years in prison in a 100,000 rubles ($2,915) extortion case, the court’s press secretary, Olga Litsareva, told RAPSI on Tuesday.
Former director of EBRD bank gets 5-year suspended sentence
The Simonovsky District Court of Moscow on Monday handed down a five-year suspended sentence with a five-year probation period to Yelena Kotova, Russian former top representative at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) who has been charged with seeking a bribe of $1.4 million, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.
Former son-in-law of Kazakh president arrested in Vienna - report
Former Kazakh Ambassador to Austria Rakhat Aliyev, who is accused of kidnapping, was arrested in Vienna, according to the Austrian media. Aliyev has surrendered voluntarily and is going to cooperate with law enforcement authorities in the investigation, his attorney Manfred Ainedter told APA agency.
Russian national arrested in Thailand for extortion back home
Police in Thailand have arrested Dmitry Ishmukhametov, a Russian national from Khabarovsk, for breaching immigration law. The detainee also happened to be on an international wanted list for extortion, Kommersant reported Monday.
Ex-director of EBRD bank pleads not guilty to charges of extortion
Yelena Kotova, Russian former top representative at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) who has been charged with seeking a bribe of $1.4 million, pleaded not guilty in court on Wednesday.
Investigators urge to strip notorious Russian lawmaker of immunity - report
Russia's Investigative Committee has asked Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to strip Alexei Mitrofanov, Chair of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, of parliamentary immunity.
Investigator busted for extorting bribe from ‘tv magicians’
A Russian police officer faces jail and a fine of up to 1 billion rubles ($30 million) for allegedly taking a bribe from a fraud ring that promised psychic healing via telephone.
Russian bank top manager detained in Moscow for extortion
A top manager at a Russian bank and another individual were detained in Moscow for the alleged extortion of 8.2 million rubles ($250.000), the Interior Ministry reported Thursday.
Young American ballet dancer accuses Bolshoi of extortion – report
American ballet dancer Joy Womak claimed during an interview with Russian daily Izvestia that employees of the world-renowned Bolshoi Ballet attempted to extort $10,000 from her for the opportunity to perform on stage.
Yakuza boss faces unprecedented compensation claim
A former restaurant owner from Nagoya filed the first civil lawsuit in Japan’s history against the boss of the country’s largest Yakuza syndicate “Yamaguchi-gumi”. Boss Kenichi Shinoda now faces a claim demanding full compensation for money allegedly extorted by his cohorts under threats of violence.
US citizen and Chechen partner sentenced to prison for $4.35 mln extortion
A court in Russia's Bashkortostan has sentenced a US citizen and his Chechen partner to various terms in prison for extorting an Ufa widow's inheritance worth $4.35 million.
Russian Water Resources Agency officials admit extortion
Officials of the Federal Agency for Water Resources who were detained in Moscow on suspicion of having systematically extorted money from tenders have pleaded guilty, the Investigative Committee reported Monday.
'Taiwanchik' among 34 charged in US Russian crime ring
US authorities charged 34 people on Tuesday for allegedly being part of a Russian crime ring that investigators said engaged in extortion and money laundering in excess of $100 million, and operated high-stakes poker games in the United States that attracted professional athletes, Hollywood celebrities and Wall Street executives.