Investigative Committee recovers $850k from its ex-officers convicted of embezzlementThe Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s decision to recover over 64 million rubles ($850,000) from ex-officers of Russia’s Investigative Committee and other defendants in a case over embezzlement concerning procurement of materials and equipment for repairs of the Committee’s buildings.17:16 08.04.2020
Three defendants in Baring Vostok case ordered to stay under house arrest till MayThe Moscow City Court on Tuesday extended house arrest of three defendants in the Baring Vostok 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case until May 13.14:19 07.04.2020
Attorneys seek to release father of ex-senator from detention due to coronavirusDefense lawyers have filed a motion seeking to release Raul Arashukov, CEO of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz and father of ex-senator Rauf Arashukov, from detention.14:59 06.04.2020
Metrostroy co-owner placed in detention over new embezzlement chargesA court has ordered detention for a co-owner and ex-CEO of Metrostroy company Nikolay Aleksandrov until May 9 as part of the probe into a third embezzlement count against him.13:30 06.04.2020
Father of convicted ex-police colonel Zakharchenko freed from prison - lawyerViktor Zakharchenko, the father of convicted ex-anticorruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko, has leaved prison after completion of his sentence for embezzlement.11:50 30.03.2020
Magomedov brothers to stay detained till late June in embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court on Friday extended detention of the Magomedov brothers involved in a case over embezzlement of 2.5 billion rubles (about $40 million) and criminal group creation for three months.18:13 27.03.2020
Appeals court reverses early release of Russian penitentiary service’s ex-director ReimerThe Kaliningrad City Court has reversed a lower court’s order releasing ex-director of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer convicted of embezzlement on parole.17:47 27.03.2020
Moscow court extends detention of lawyer charged with $15 mln embezzlementMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court extended detention of Sergey Yuryev, the president of Moscow's bar association Mezhregion charged with embezzling 1 billion rubles (over $15 million) from the State Air Traffic Management Corporation (ATM) until April 17.12:54 27.03.2020
Appeal against ex-penitentiary official’s 7-year term for $4 mln embezzlement set for AprilThe Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against a 7-year prison sentence given to ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov for a 263-million-ruble (about $4 million) embezzlement on April 16.16:17 25.03.2020
Detention of ex-minister Abyzov extended again as part of embezzlement caseThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday extended detention of ex-Minister for Open Government affairs Mikhail Abyzov charged with the 4 billion-ruble ($64 million) embezzlement until June 25.13:08 25.03.2020
Calvey, his financial partner Delpal to stay under house arrest till mid-MayThe First Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction on Tuesday upheld extension of house arrest of Baring Vostok investment company's founder Michael Calvey and Baring Vostok partner for the financial industry sector Philippe Delpal involved in the 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case.16:37 24.03.2020
Businessmen accused of stealing banker Rotenberg’s funds face trial in St. PetersburgA criminal case against businessmen charged with embezzling funds of banker Boris Rotenberg has reached the Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg for consideration.15:26 23.03.2020
Moscow City Court upholds extension of detention of Togliattikhimbank headThe Moscow City Court has upheld the extension of detention of Alexander Popov, the chairman of the board of Togliattikhimbank, until May 1.17:53 16.03.2020
Ex-president of Bank of Moscow gets 14 years in absentia for $200 mln embezzlementMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Friday sentenced ex-president of the Bank of Moscow Andrey Borodin to 14 years in prison in absentia for embezzling over 14.5 billion rubles (about $200 million at the current exchange rate).14:34 13.03.2020
Serebrennikov embezzlement case to resume on March 19Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court postponed reopening of the embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov until March 19 as a required expert examination had not been completed.11:39 13.03.2020
Former Russian penitentiary official ordered to 9-year jail for $2 mln embezzlementMoscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court has sentenced ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov to 9 years behind bars for embezzling over 155 million rubles ($2 million)during supplies of road fuel and sugar for penitentiary facilities.00:01 12.03.2020
Arrest of businessman Mints in absentia in embezzlement case upheldThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld issuance of the arrest warrant in absentia for businessman Boris Mints in a bond transaction embezzlement case.10:58 11.03.2020
Sentencing of ex-penitentiary official in $2 mln embezzlement case to continue March 11Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court will deliver sentence against ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov in the case over embezzlement during supplies of road fuel and sugar for penitentiary facilities on March 11.15:56 10.03.2020
Ex-Russian penitentiary official found guilty of $2 million embezzlementMoscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Tuesday found ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov guilty of embezzlement during supplies of road fuel and sugar for penitentiary facilities.11:54 10.03.2020
Construction businessman, his advisor detained on embezzlement allegationsA court has detained director of Stroy Group construction company Pavel Babayev and his advisor Pavel Loboda as part of a 3 billion-ruble (about $44.5 million) embezzlement case.11:43 06.03.2020