General discharged for false income disclosure took $333k in bribesGeneral Major Viktor Gaidukov, who was discharged by the president for false income disclosure, will stand trial on bribery charges. The bribes are assumed to total $333,400.16:46 20.02.2012
Corruption accounts for 16.5 percent of crime in armed forcesEvery sixth crime in the armed forces was corruption-related last year.14:32 09.02.2012
Medvedev: Russia accedes to convention on combating bribery of foreign officialsPresident Dmitry Medvedev said Russia has acceded to the international convention on combating the bribery of foreign public officials.16:01 01.02.2012
State-run company CEO arrested for selling official positionPolice officers have detained acting CEO of a state-run company in Moscow who allegedly sold his office for $1.5 million.13:27 30.01.2012
Average bribe amount in Russia more than tripled in 2011 - Interior MinistryThe average bribe amount in Russia grew by 250 percent to over 230,000 rubles ($7,770) in 2011, the Interior Ministry's Economic Security Department reported on Friday.15:09 27.01.2012
Most corruption violations revealed in medicine, education, housing and utilitiesThe largest number of corruption violations in 2011 was revealed in the healthcare, education, housing and utilities sectors, Sergei Ivanov, the chief of staff of the Presidential Executive Office.13:52 26.01.2012
Polish court leaves in custody former prosecutor involved in illegal casino schemeAn appeals court in Krakow has dismissed former prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko's appeal against a district court decision ordering his temporary arrest; the court left him in custody.14:11 25.01.2012
Russia to supply documents for ex-prosecutor's extradition from PolandThe Investigative Committee has sent to the Prosecutor General's Office a complete set of documents necessary for the extradition of former Moscow Region Deputy Prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko. Ignatenko was placed on the international wanted list after an infamous gambling scandal.09:54 17.01.2012
Draft law entitles president to discharge governors for corruption - KremlinThe president will be able to remove governors from office if they are found to be corrupt or involved in a conflict of interests. The provision is contained in draft amendments to the Law on General Principles of Organizing Legislative and Executive Authorities, which was submitted by President Dmitry Medvedev to the State Duma on Monday.14:48 16.01.2012
Tens of thousands incur liability for corruption in 2011 - Prosecutor GeneralRussian prosecutors have made almost 50,000 officials accountable for corruption in 2011, Prosecutor General Yury Chaika said on Thursday.14:07 12.01.2012
Ex-minister prosecuted for illegal limousines purchaseA court in North-Eastern Siberia will hear the criminal case of former Yakutian minister of housing and energy Alexander Antonenko charged with an unlawful purchase of three cars using public funds.10:04 10.01.2012
Pension Fund's regional head sentenced to ten years in prison for large-scale briberyA court on Tuesday sentenced a local head of the Pension Fund of Russia to ten years in prison for large-scale bribery.14:53 27.12.2011
Interior Ministry proposes punishment for using forged credentialsThe Interior Ministry has proposed to establish criminal liability for using documents, including forged documents, for corruption purposes.11:40 26.12.2011
Police corruption level shows significant decrease in 2011 - internal security headThe level of police corruption has significantly lowered in 2011 compared to the previous year, Yuri Draguntsev, head of the Interior Ministry's Internal Security Directorate.11:07 26.12.2011
Bribery is most common corrupt practice in Russia, Prosecutor GeneralBribery has been identified as the most common corrupt practice in Russia, as it accounts for a third of all the corruption offences uncovered in 2011.13:30 23.12.2011
Interior Ministry suspects tax inspectors of misappropriating over $2.8 mlnTwo tax inspectorate employees in the Moscow Region are suspected of misappropriating over $2.8 million.16:11 21.12.2011
Putin orders to crack down on corruption in energy companiesPrime Minister Vladimir Putin has instructed the Energy Ministry to finish anti-corruption inspections at power companies and to reshuffle the companies' management if needed.14:25 19.12.2011
Moscow Region Registry official fined $661k for briberyA court has fined a deputy section head of the Moscow Region Registry $661,000 for taking a $8,800 bribe.12:01 19.12.2011
Fighting corruption in Russia: No cause for celebrationOn December 9, the world marked International Anti-Corruption Day. For Russia, this is something of a professional holiday, as it has found itself in an unenviable position in numerous anti-corruption ratings in the past few years.17:07 13.12.2011
Interior Ministry seeks to confiscate property of individuals engaged in corruptionThe Interior Ministry proposed seizing the property of individuals engaged in corruption if they cannot prove they received it legally in court, Alexei Ryabtsev, the deputy head of the ministry's Economic Security and Opposition to Corruption Department.15:24 09.12.2011