Ex-Russian senator appeals against 6-year sentence for attempted embezzlement
Former Russian senator Alexander Sabadash who was found guilty of attempted embezzlement filed an appeal against six-year prison sentence.
Ex-Russian senator gets 6 years in prison for attempted embezzlement
A court in Moscow found former Russian senator Alexander Sabadash guilty of attempted embezzlement of 1.8 billion rubles ($31 million) and sentenced him to 6 years in prison.
Russia's top anti-corruption official files defamation suit
Denis Sugrobov, former head of the Interior Ministry’s Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department who was charged with abuse of power, has filed a defamation suit against RBC Daily.
Ex-Yukos lawyer Lechbinskaya gets 8 years in absentia in Russia
Natalia Lechbinskaya, an ex-lawyer for defunct oil giant Yukos, has been convicted of fraud, sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison and fined over $11,600, RAPSI learned in the Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow Tuesday.
Pussy Riot member's $85k defamation claim against attorney rejected
The Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow on Friday rejected the defamation lawsuit filed by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich against her former attorney Nikolai Polozov.
Pussy Riot's Samutsevich increases defamation claim against attorney to $88k
Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow on Thursday started hearing the claim filed by a Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samustevich against her former attorney Nikolai Polozov, which was postponed as Samustveich adjusted the claim to 3 million rubles.
Russian thrash metal legend's song banned as extremist
"Beat the demons," a song by legendary Russian thrash metal band Korroziya Metalla, has been included in the federal list of extremist materials, Russia's Ministry of Justice announced on its website Friday.
Opposition lawmaker to pay $83k to Skolkovo Foundation
Moscow's Gagarinsky District Court has ruled that State Duma lawmaker Ilya Ponomaryov must pay 2,728 million rubles ($82,776) to the Skolkovo Foundation, Russia's high-tech development center.
Former Bank of Moscow CEO's ex-wife sues him for $2.2 million in child support
The ex-wife of former Bank of Moscow President Andrei Borodin has filed a 70 million ruble ($2.2 million) lawsuit over child support.
Extremist leader gets 4 year prison sentence
Moscow’s Gagarinsky District Court sentenced Northern Brotherhood leader Pyotr Khomyakov to four years in prison.
Hearing of Rosneft top-manager's son kidnapping case to start in Moscow
The Gagarinsky District Court in Moscow today will start the hearing of a criminal case against Chechen Adam Tuganov, charged with kidnapping the son of a Rosneft executive.
Arrest of Ukrainian Femen movement activists affirmed by court
The Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow upheld on Monday the administrative arrest ranging from five to twelve days of activists of the Ukrainian Femen movement, who were detained for stripping at a Moscow polling station on Sunday.