Ex-CEO of Rolf car dealer arrested in absentia in $63 mln siphoning case
Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday arrested ex-CEO of Rolf car dealer Tatiana Lukovetskaya in absentia as part of a case over siphoning 4 billion rubles ($63 million) from Russia.
House arrest of Rolf car dealer senior executive extended for 3 months
Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday extended house arrest of Anatoly Kairo, the development department director of the major car dealer Rolf, until November 25pated.
Russian MPs endorse tougher punishment for document forgery
The lower house of Russian parliament adopted a bill toughening sanctions for forging documents in a final third reading on Thursday.
Former CEO of prominent construction firm rebuts filing bankruptcy petition
Ex-CEO of Mostovik construction firm Oleg Shishov refuted on his VKontakte page information that he had filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy.
Senior executive of Rolf car dealer faces house arrest
Russia's Investigative Committee has asked Moscow’s court to place Anatoly Kairo, the director of the development department of the major car dealer Rolf, under house arrest.
Owner of major Russian car dealer suspected of $63.5 mln embezzlement
A criminal case has been opened against founder and owner of Rolf, one of the biggest automotive dealers and vehicle importers in Russia, Sergey Petrov, and some other top managers of the group of companies. They are suspected of obtaining 4 billion rubles ($63.5 million) under false pretences with the use of consciously forged documents.
Ex-official accused of forgery, abuse of office to stay jailed till late September
The Moscow City Court on Wednesday extended detention of ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Klin District Alexander Postrigan, who stands charged with abuse of power and forgery, for 3 months.
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).
Defendants in Tatarstan mall fire case sentenced to long prison terms
A court in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan has sentenced defendants in a criminal case over fire and collapse of the building of Admiral mall in Kazan resulted in the death of 19 people to prison terms ranging from 4.5 to 13 years.
Prosecutors to seek seizure of $62 mln from Moscow Region’s Klin District’s ex-head
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office will file a lawsuit to forfeit assets worth nearly 4 billion rubles (about $62 million) from the former head of the Moscow Region’s Klin District Alexander Postrigan, who stands charged with abuse of power and forgery, to the state.
Lithuania extradites Russian citizen charged with skimming
Russian national Artem Antonov charged with producing, keeping and using counterfeit has been extradited from Lithuania.
Ex-head of Moscow Region’s Klin District to stay in detention on abuse of office charges
The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling extending detention for the former head of the Moscow Region’s Klin District Alexander Postrigan, who stands charged with abuse of power and forgery.
Russian government backs toughening penalties for document forgery
Russian government has approved a package of bills toughening punishment for forgery of documents.
Russian upper house backs penalties for evidence forgery in administrative cases
The upper house of Russia’s parliament has approved a bill introducing criminal punishment for falsification of evidence in administrative cases.
Gazprom employees under investigation in Switzerland – report
Swiss authorities are going to file charges against four people with ties to Russian energy giant Gazprom who are suspected of bribery, money laundering and forgery.
Fakes uncovered in late oligarch Berezovsky’s art collection - report
Investigators have discovered that 19 of the paintings in the £50 million ($84 million) art collection of the late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky are fakes.
Russian art expert detained in divisive fraud case
A prominent art expert was detained in Russia on accusations of misattributing a painting in a case that illuminates the murky complexities of Russia’s art market.
Wife of BTA Bank’s fugitive ex-CEO allowed to leave Kazakhstan
Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of former BTA Bank Chairman of the Board Mukhtar Ablyazov, is now allowed to leave Kazakhstan, after the restriction notice imposed earlier was substituted for bail, official Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said a briefing on Tuesday.
Consumer watchdog calls for lifting ban on 5,000 ruble bills
The Consumer Protection Society petitioned the Bank Of Russia to lift the ban on 5,000 ruble bills in ATMs. Last week, major Russian banks temporarily blocked their ATMs from accepting 5,000 ($155) bills – the biggest denomination available in Russia – after Moscow was flooded with counterfeit bills designed specifically to evade ATM protection measures.
Russian police seize fake rubles worth $200,000
Police in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok seized more than a thousand of fake 5,000-ruble notes (one is equal to about $150).