Ex-police officer, former attorney sentenced to jail for fraudA court in the Moscow Region has sentenced a former drug control department chief of the Mytishchi Directorate of the Interior Ministry and a former attorney to 2.5 years in penal colony each for fraud.10:56 28.04.2021
Regional developer gets 10 years in jail for apartment construction fraudA court in Russia’s Astrakhan has sentenced a local developer to 10 years in penal colony for the sale of apartments in buildings constructed without permission.12:47 27.04.2021
Two bankers put in detention in Moscow on suspicion of $13.5 mln withdrawalA court in Moscow put a former chair of board of one of the commercial banks and his deputy in detention on suspicion of illegal takeaway of more than one billion rubles (about $13.5 million) through unsecured loans.16:14 26.04.2021
Ex-Deputy Emergencies Minister sentenced to 5 years behind bars for fraudThe former First Deputy Emergencies Minister, Lieutenant General Sergey Shlyakov received 5 years in jail for fraud on Tuesday.17:19 20.04.2021
Prosecutor General’s Office asked to check correctness of forensic examination in Cherkalin caseThe Prosecutor General’s Office and the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation have received complaints about the unreliability of the forensic examination on the assessment of the market value of 49% participation interest in Yurpromconsulting LLC, and a statement on initiation of a criminal case against the investigators.18:44 16.04.2021
Prosecutor seeks 6-year imprisonment for ex-Deputy Emergencies Minister in fraud caseA prosecutor has demanded six years in penal colony for the former First Deputy Emergencies Minister, Lieutenant General Sergey Shlyakov charged with fraud.10:58 14.04.2021
Businessman and ex-lawmaker to stand trial in fraud attempt caseA court in Moscow will consider a fraud attempt case against entrepreneur Zurab Pliyev and ex-deputy of the lower house of Russia’s parliament Denis Volchek.10:54 07.04.2021
Investigators complete fraud probe into former Novgorod vice-governorInvestigation into the fomer vice-governor of the Novgorod Region Victor Nechayev charged with large-scale fraud has been completed.10:50 31.03.2021
Former vice-president of major Russian insurer to serve 7.5 years behind barsThe Moscow City Court has reduced an 8-year prison sentence passed on Sergey Khachaturov, the former vice-president of Russia’s largest insurer Rosgosstrakh for his role in a stock fraud and money laundering scheme causing 8 billion rubles (over $105 million) loss by 6 months.10:59 23.03.2021
Ex-chair of regional district election committee charged with ballot fraudInvestigators in Russia’s Penza Region have charged a former chair of one of the local district election committees with electoral fraud.17:45 22.03.2021
Russian Olympic Committee executive board’s member detained in fraud caseMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday put a member of the executive board of Russia’s Olympic Committee, President of Water Jump and Synchronized Swimming Federations Alexey Vlasenko, who stands charged with fraud, until May 16.17:47 17.03.2021
Putin urges prosecutors to combat extremism, corruption and election fraudProsecutors must be more aggressive in the fight against extremism, nationalism, corruption and election fraud, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday during the extended meeting of the panel of the Prosecutor General’s Office.16:51 17.03.2021
President of Security Promoting Foundation put in detention on fraud allegationsMoscow’s Presnensky District Court on Wednesday detained President of the Security Promoting Foundation Andrey Pershin on charges of attempted fraud on a large scale until May 4.14:20 17.03.2021
Summa Group owners charged with embezzlement to go on trialMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court will proceed with an embezzlement case against owners of Summa Group Ziyavudin Magomedov and his brother Magomed on March 19.13:28 16.03.2021
Russia seeks extradition of doctor Blum accused of athlete defraudingRussian prosecutors have forwarded a request for extradition of doctor Evgeny Blum charged with embezzling over 29 million rubles (about $400,000) from snowborder Maria Komissarova (Chaadayeva) to the Spanish Justice Ministry.12:14 01.03.2021
Bankruptcy commissioner of Tomet LLC sums up results of first meeting of creditorsThe first meeting of creditors of Tomet LLC, which is a joint defendant in a criminal case over large-scale fraud and damages caused to PJSC Togliattiazot and JSC Uralchem, took place. Anatoly Selishchev, who was elected as the bankruptcy commissioner at the meeting, and is currently acting as the temporary manager of the company, told RAPSI about the most important results of this event, as well as about its future prospects.12:37 26.02.2021
Case over TOAZ assets fraud in the Makhlais interests forwarded to prosecutorsThe Main Directorate on Major Crimes Investigation of Russia’s Investigative Committee has completed a probe into a criminal case against Xenia Balashova, the CEO of “Kontaz LLC”. Balashova stands charged with evasion of the profit tax for year 2008 (p.p. a, b of Article 199.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Earlier, Balashova pleaded guilty to the crimes charged declaring she acted under direct instructions of Vladimir Makhlai.11:41 17.02.2021
Moscow Region district ex-head Shestun challenges 15-year prison sentenceEx-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District Alexander Shestun has filed an appeal against his 15-year prison sentence for fraud, bribery, money laundering and illegal business running.15:41 04.02.2021
Businessman known for battles with IKEA appeals sentence for tax evasion, fraud attemptA long prison sentence given to businessman Konstantin Ponomarev known for his legal battles with IKEA for attempted fraud and tax evasion has been appealed.10:50 11.01.2021
New criminal case opened against NavalnyA new criminal case has been launched against Alexey Navalny.00:58 30.12.2020