Detention of blogger accused of secret data access extended until spring 2021
Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court has prolonged detention of blogger Andrey Pyzh charged with illegal access to the data constituting a state secret until March 5.
Twitter’s plea against $50K fine enforcement proceedings dismissed
Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Monday dismissed Twitter’s challenge against institution of enforcement proceedings in a case over the 4 million-ruble (over $50,000 at the current exchange rate) fine imposed on the company for refusal to place its servers in Russia.
Russian court sentences wanted Ukrainian businessman to 4 years for $18 mln tax evasion
Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court has sentenced Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Grigorishin in absentia to 4 years in jail for evading over 1.4 billion rubles (over 18 million) in taxes.
Defendants in $2.3 mln Russtroybank embezzlement case go on trial
A former vice-president of the Russian Construction Bank (Russtroybank) and his acquaintance indicted of a 175 million-ruble ($2.3 million) embezzlement will stand trial in Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court.
Moscow court detains blogger in case over access to data constituting state secret
Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court has placed blogger Andrey Pyzh charged with illegal access to the data constituting a state secret in detention until October 5.
Prosecutors seek to forfeit $1.6 mln from ex-customs official accused of abuse of power
Prosecutors on Friday lodged a motion with Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court seeking to forfeit to the state assets worth over 121 million rubles (over $1.6 million) belonging to ex-chief of the Federal Customs Service’s customs investigations directorate Alexander Kizlyk and his wife.
Prosecutor asks court to uphold jail terms given to football players Kokorin and Mamayev
A prosecutor on Friday asked the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow to uphold terms in penal colony passed on football players Alexander Kokorin, Pavel Mamayev and two other defendants in the case.
Opposition figure Udaltsov detained for 10 days for organizing illegal rally
Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Tuesday detained the Left Front leader, opposition figure Sergey Udaltsov for 10 days for organization of an unauthorized rally in Moscow.
Moscow lawyer given 3-year suspended term for $18K embezzlement
A 41-year Moscow attorney Alexander Barinov has received a 3-year suspended sentence in a case over embezzlement of more than 1.3 million rubles ($18,000).
Case of Moscow lawyer accused of $15 mln embezzlement to be heard on July 23
The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow is to examine the merits of the criminal case against Sergey Yuryev, the president of Moscow's bar association Mezhregion charged with embezzling 1 billion rubles (about $15 million), on July 23.
Two defendants in theater project embezzlement case appeal against sentence
Ex-head of Seventh Studio Yury Itin and producer Alexey Malobrodsky have filed appeals against sentence in an embezzlement case, RAPSI has learnt in the press office of the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow.
Ex-accountant of theater director Serebrennikov released from punishment in embezzlement case
Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court sentenced a former accountant of the Seventh Studio stage company Nina Maslyayeva to 27 months in prison as part of an embezzlement case involving theater director Kirill Serebrennikov and released her from punishment as she had served the term under house arrest and in detention.
Prosecutor seeks to free ex-accountant of theater director Serebrennikov from punishment
A prosecutor on Monday requested to sentence ex-chief accountant of Seventh Studio stage company Nina Maslyayava to 2 years and 3 months in penal colony and release her from punishment due to the time served in detention and under house arrest.
Theater director Serebrennikov gets suspended sentence for $2 mln embezzlement
Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Friday passed a 3-year suspended sentence and a 800,000-ruble fine on the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov for embezzlement of 129 million rubles (about $2 million) of budget funds allocated for the theater project Platforma.
Moscow court issues guilty verdict against $2 mln theater embezzlement case defendants
Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Friday found the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov and other defendants guilty in a case over embezzlement of 129 million rubles (about $2 million) of budget funds allocated for the theater project Platforma.
Prosecutor seeks 6 years for theater director Serebrennikov in $2 mln embezzlement case
A prosecutor on Monday demanded a 6-year jail sentence and an 800,000-ruble fine for the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov in a case over embezzlement of 129 million rubles (about $2 million) of budget funds allocated for the theater project Platforma.
Oral arguments in theater project embezzlement case set for June 22
Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court will hear oral arguments of parties in the embezzlement case involving theater director Kirill Serebrennikov on June 22.
June 11 set as date for start of trial of Russian supercomputer designer
The Meshansky District Court of Moscow will start hearing a case against T-Platform supercomputer developer’s CEO and shareholder Vsevolod Opanasenko and ex-chief of the Interior Ministry’s communications directorate Alexander Aleksandrov on June 11.
Stage company embezzlement case expected to resume in June
The Seventh Studio embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov is expected to resume on June 1.
Fraud case against Russian supercomputer designer reaches court
Moscow’s Meshansky District Court will conduct pretrial hearing in a case against T-Platform supercomputer developer’s CEO and shareholder Vsevolod Opanasenko on May 14.