Russian lawyer’s prison sentence for attempted embezzlement quashedThe Kostroma Regional Court has overturned sentence given to attorney Vladimir Zubkov for attempted embezzlement and falsification of documents.14:45 29.06.2020
Theater director Serebrennikov gets suspended sentence for $2 mln embezzlementMoscow’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.16:59 26.06.2020
Defendant in DS-Bank embezzlement case gets 4.5 years in prisonMoscow’s Tagansky District Court has sentenced a former advisor to the board’s chairman of DS-Bank Viktor Averin to 4.5 years in penal colony in a case over embezzlement of about 585 million rubles (around $8.5 million at the current exchange rate) from the credit organization.15:13 26.06.2020
Moscow court issues guilty verdict against $2 mln theater embezzlement case defendantsMoscow’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.13:04 26.06.2020
Ex-director of USSR People's Artist gets 3.5 years in jail for $505k embezzlementMoscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Thursday sentenced Ksenia Rubtsova, ex-tour manager of the People's Artist of the Soviet Union Elina Bystritskaya, to 3.5 years in penal colony for 35 million-ruble embezzlement.16:40 25.06.2020
U.S. investor Calvey to stay under house arrest in Moscow until August 13The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld extension of house arrest for Baring Vostok investment company's founder Michael Calvey in the 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case until August 13.17:34 23.06.2020
Prosecutor seeks 6 years for theater director Serebrennikov in $2 mln embezzlement caseA 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.13:01 22.06.2020
Embezzlement trial of Russian Authors’ Society ex-head to begin on July 3Moscow’s Presnensky District Court will start hearing a case against ex-Director General of the Russian Authors’ Society (RAO) Sergey Fedotov accused of embezzling 730 million rubles (about $10.5 million at the current exchange rate) on July 3.11:53 22.06.2020
Ex-top manager of BFG-Credit bank put in detention in $185 mln embezzlement caseMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday placed ex-deputy chair of the board of currently bankrupt BFG-Credit bank Mikhail Doroginin in detention until July 24 in the 12.9 billion-ruble ($185 million) case.14:01 19.06.2020
Ex-bank employee detained in $185 mln embezzlement case until late JulyMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday detained a former loan directorate employee of insolvent BFG-Credit bank Alexey Gorlin as part of a case over embezzling about 12.9 billion rubles ($185 million) from the credit organization until July 24.12:00 19.06.2020
Oral arguments in theater project embezzlement case set for June 22Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court will hear oral arguments of parties in the embezzlement case involving theater director Kirill Serebrennikov on June 22.14:57 18.06.2020
Businessman faces $5 mln flight simulators embezzlement trial in Russia's OmskA court in Russia’s Omsk will proceed with a criminal case against CEO of a commercial organization, who stands charged with embezzling over 333 million rubles (about $5 million) during the execution of a state contract for the supply of flight simulators ATR and Cessna airplanes’ and Bell helicopters.12:43 15.06.2020
Developer to stay under house arrest in $30 mln embezzlement case till mid-AugustThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday extended house arrest of the owner of Optima Development construction company Albert Khudoyan charged with a 2-billion-ruble embezzlement (about $30 million at the current exchange rate) until August 14.17:56 10.06.2020
Former regional IT Minister suspected of embezzlement, abuse of officeA criminal case has been opened against a former Kirov Region Minister of Communications and Information Technology Yury Palyukh suspected of abuse of office and embezzlement.17:38 10.06.2020
Detention of ex-senator Arashukov and his father again extended until late JulyThe Moscow City Court on Thursday again extended detention of ex-senator Rauf Arashukov and his father Raul Arashukov until July 24.10:47 04.06.2020
St. Petersburg lawyer faces trial on fraud attempt allegationsA court in Russia’s Bryansk will consider a fraud attempt case against a St. Petersburg attorney.16:56 03.06.2020
Two businessmen convicted in case over $15 mln embezzlement of Defense Ministry fundsThe Shcherbinsky District Court in Moscow has sentenced two entrepreneurs to 8 and 4 years respectively in a penal colony in a criminal case over massive embezzlement of budgetary funds worth over 1 billion rubles ($15 million) allocated for construction and reconstruction of Russia’s Defense Ministry facilities.12:45 03.06.2020
Russian banker accused of $48 mln embezzlement arrested in absentiaStockholder of the bank Severny Credit (North Credit) Alexey Zhelezov, who stands charged with organized embezzlement of 3.3 billion rubles ($48 million) from the customers’ bank accounts and their legalization, has been arrested in absentia.13:58 02.06.2020
Third examination estimates damage from theater project embezzlement at $2 mlnThe third examination in a case involving theater director Kirill Seerebrennikov over embezzlement of budget funds has fixed up infliction of the 129 million-ruble (nearly $2 million) damage to the arts project Platforma.15:27 01.06.2020
Defendant in ex-minister Abyzov’s embezzlement case arrested in absentiaMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Konstantin Tyan, a former chief of the Moscow office of ex-Minister for Open Government affairs Mikhail Abyzov, in a 4 billion-ruble (about $60 million at the current exchange rate) embezzlement case in absentia.16:02 29.05.2020