Russia’s FC Lokomotiv fined $1,600 for safety rules violations
Moscow’s Preobrazhensky District Court has fined football club Lokomotiv 100,000 rubles ($1,600) for breaching safety rules during a Champions League match at their stadium.
Russian actress fined about $500 for drug possession
Moscow’s Preobrazhensky District Court on Monday fined actress Natalya Bochkareva 30,000 rubles (about $500) as part of a case over illegal drug possession.
Moscow court to decide on drug possession case against Russian actress on January 20
Moscow’s Preobrazhensky District Court will decide on a drug possession case against actress Natalya Bochkareva and possible imposition a fine on her. The hearing will be held on January 20.
Restaurateur freed from punishment in tax evasion on medical grounds
Moscow’s Preobrazhensky District Court on Tuesday granted a motion of the convicted Tavern Taras Bulba restaurant chain owner Yury Beloivan and released him from serving sentence because of his illness.
Ex-Deputy Culture Minister granted parole in $1.5 embezzlement case
Moscow’s Preobrazhensky District Court has granted a petition for parole filed by the former Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov sentenced to 3 years in prison for 100-million-ruble embezzlement ($1.5 million).
Infamous Russian nationalist seeks release on parole
The leader of the Restruct nationalist movement Maxim Martsinkevich has filed a parole petition in connection with the partial decriminalization of an article of the Russian Criminal Code whereby he had been sentenced to 2 years and 10 months in prison for extremist posts on a social network.
Ex-employee of Moscow detention center gets 4 years for taking bribes
The Preobrazhensky District Court of Moscow has sentenced ex-employee a detention center Yekaterina Kravchuk to 4 years behind bars for taking bribes.
Shares of Summa seized by Moscow court as part of embezzlement case
The Preobrazhensky District Court of Moscow has seized shares of Summa Group owned by Ziyavudin Magomedov, a defendant in a criminal case over fraud and embezzlement on an especially large scale.
Former MAST-Bank top managers plead not guilty to $90 mln embezzlement
Ex-president of now insolvent MAST-Bank Yury Pirogov and two other ex-managers of the bank have pleaded not guilty to embezzlement of 5.6 billion rubles ($90 million).
Case against Moscow pensioner charged with violations at public rallies reopened
The Preobrazhensky District Court of Moscow has ruled to resume proceedings against Vladimir Ionov, 78, who stands charged with repeated breaches of the established order for organizing and holding public protests.
Businessman convicted in penitentiary embezzlement case released on parole
The Preobrazhensky District Court of Moscow has granted a motion of businessman Nikolay Martynov, found guilty in the notorious large-scale embezzlement case related to Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), to release him on parole.
Official from Russia's environmental watchdog detained on suspicion of fraud
Moscow's Preobrazhensky District Court detained until February 27 Dmitry Valenza, official from Russia's environmental watchdog Rosprirodnadzor, suspected of attempted fraud.
Moscow court detains person suspected of planning terrorist attack during May holidays
The Moscow Preobrazhensky Court has approved the detention of a person arrested for the preparation of a terrorist attack to be carried out in the Moscow region during May holidays.
Moscow pensioner tried for repeated participation in protests
The Preobrazhensky District Court of Moscow has registered a criminal case against Vladimir Ionov, 75, on repeated breaches of the established order for organizing and holding public protests.
Politkovskaya case lawyer accused of jury tampering faces court
Moscow’s Preobrazhensky District Court began hearing a case brought against lawyer Murad Musayev who represented suspected killers of prominent journalist Anna Politkovskaya over accusations that he bribed witnesses in an unrelated trial.