Moscow Region district ex-head’s appeal against detention adjourned till late JulyThe Moscow City Court on Thursday postponed an appeal hearing on the extension of detention of ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Serpukhov District Alexander Shestun charged with fraud and bribery until July 30 because of the defendant’s poor health.18:39 25.07.2019
Appeal against forfeiture of assets of Zakharchenko case defendant set for August 8The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against forfeiture of assets worth 380 million rubles owned by ex-Federal Security Service’s (FSB) employee Dmitry Senin, a defendant in a criminal case against ex-colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko, on August 8.18:17 24.07.2019
Two investigators arrested in Moscow Region on corruption allegationsTwo investigators suspected of receiving bribes have been arrested in the Moscow Region, according to the spokesperson of Russian Investigative Committee Svetlana Petrenko.11:03 22.07.2019
Two former metro police officers get 6 and 8 years in prison for briberyMoscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court has sentenced ex-chief of a Moscow metro police division Alexander Molokanov to 8 years in high-security prison and a multi-million fine for corruption.18:07 18.07.2019
Appeal against Russian Pension Fund official’s detention in bribery case set for July 31The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against detention of deputy board chairman of the Russian Pension Fund Alexey Ivanov in a 4.4-million-ruble bribery case on July 31.19:03 16.07.2019
Former Moscow Region official to stay detained in bribery caseThe Moscow City Court on Monday dismissed an appeal lodged by ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Pushkino municipal district Yevgeny Zhirkov, who stands charged with receiving a bribe from a construction developer, against detention.15:05 15.07.2019
Alleged accomplice of Russian Pension Fund’s official detained in bribery caseMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday ordered director of one of the departments of Technoserv Management company Alexey Kopeikin to be detained for two months as part of a bribery case involving a top official of the Russian Pension Fund.17:38 12.07.2019
Top official of Russian Pension Fund detained on suspicion of briberyThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Friday detained deputy board chairman of the Russian Pension Fund Alexey Ivanov suspected of receiving a bribe until September 9.15:26 12.07.2019
Investigators seek detention of Russian Pension Fund official suspected of briberyInvestigators have filed a motion seeking detention for deputy board chair of the Russian Pension Fund Alexey Ivanov suspected of taking bribes.13:35 12.07.2019
Sentence of two former transport officials in bribery case mitigatedThe Moscow City Court on Thursday commuted by 5 months prison sentence of the State Road Safety Authority ex-director convicted of bribery in transport management.17:26 11.07.2019
Former vice-governor of St. Petersburg goes on trial on bribery chargesA case against the former vice-governor of St. Petersburg Marat Oganesyan, accused of fraudulently embezzling funds allocated for the construction of the city’s Arena football stadium and bribery, has reached court.13:48 11.07.2019
Moscow City Court prolongs detention of General DrymanovThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday decided to extend detention of General Alexander Drymanov, ex-director of the Investigative Committee's Main Investigations Directorate accused of corruption, for 3 months.17:13 10.07.2019
Ex-aide to Belarusian president sentenced to 12 years for bribetakingThe Supreme Court of Belarus has ordered Sergey Rovneiko, ex-aide to the country’s president Alexander Lukashenko, to be imprisoned for 12 years for receiving bribes.14:21 05.07.2019
Banker, ex-lawyer accused of bribing Zakharchenko to be held in detention till OctoberMoscow’s Basmanny District Court extended on Tuesday detention of a board member of Interprogressbank Valery Markelov and ex-attorney Victor Belevtsov, who had allegedly given a 1-bilion-ruble ($15.3 million) bribe to ex-Russian anti-corruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko.15:53 02.07.2019
Ex-Dagestan antimonopoly official imprisoned for 5 years in bribery caseEx-chief of the Federal Antimonopoly Service’s Dagestan Directorate Kubasay Kubasayev on Monday received 5 years in prison for taking over 2 million rubles in bribes (over $30,000).13:32 01.07.2019
Former Siberian top economic official given 10 years in prison for corruptionA court in Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in Russia’s Siberia, has sentenced ex-regional deputy minister of economic development Nadezhda Marshalkina to 10 years in prison for bribery.12:09 26.06.2019
Ex-Trade Ministry official detained on corruption allegationsA court in Khabarovsk, the city in Russia’s Far East, has ordered ex-director of the chemical and technological complex and bioengineering technology department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Vladimir Potapkin to be detained as part of a 78-million-ruble ($1.3 million) bribery case.13:21 24.06.2019
Ex-regional governor Belykh denied suspension of $800k fine payment in corruption caseThe Moscow City Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by ex-governor of Russia’s Kirov Region Nikita Belykh convicted of corruption against a lower court’s refusal to delay payment of the 48.2-million-ruble fine (about $800,000 at the current exchange rate).12:39 24.06.2019
Moscow Region’s top official put in detention on corruption allegationsThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Friday ordered detention of the head of the Moscow Region’s Pushkino municipal district Yevgeny Zhirkov, who stands charged with receiving a bribe from a construction developer, until August 13.15:46 21.06.2019
Head of Moscow Region’s Pushkino district charged with bribetakingCharges of bribetaking have been brought against Yevgeny Zhirkov, the head of the Moscow Region’s Pushkino municipal district.12:43 21.06.2019