Presidential residence embezzlement case defendant to stay detained till late DecemberThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld extension of detention for the state-run company Atecks’ ex-chief Andrey Kaminov charged with embezzlement of over one billion rubles ($15 million) during construction and reconstruction of the presidential residence in Novo-Ogaryevo (Moscow region).17:35 08.11.2018
Putin broadens powers of Federal Guard ServiceRussian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed an order extending the powers of the Federal Guard Service.16:46 27.02.2018
Russian Guard Service General appeals sentence in corruption caseThe Federal Guard Service (FSO) General Gennady Lopyrev, who had earlier been found guilty of taking 6.3 million rubles ($105,000) in bribes, appealed his prison sentence.13:14 27.11.2017
Russian Guard Service General gets 10 years in prison for corruptionThe Federal Guard Service (FSO) General Gennady Lopyrev has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking 6.3 million rubles ($105,000) in bribes.10:40 17.11.2017
Military court opens trial of Federal Guard Service GeneralA court in Russia’s Astrakhan Region has begun trial of the Federal Guard Service (FSO) General Gennady Lopyrev, who stands charged with taking a grand bribe.17:50 26.09.2017
State Duma passes bill regulating Federal Guard Service’s activitiesThe State Duma has passed a bill aimed to improve the Federal Guard Service’s (FSO) efficiency in the third and final reading.11:56 21.06.2017
Bill regulating Federal Guard Service’s activity passed in second readingThe State Duma adopted in the second reading on Thursday a bill to improve the Federal Guard Service’s (FSO) efficiency.16:59 15.06.2017
Federal Guard Service General appeals extension of detention in bribery caseThe head of the Federal Guard Service (FSO) in Caucasus region, General Gennady Lopyrev who stands charged with taking a grand bribe has appealed extension of his detention.11:43 21.04.2017
State Duma adopts bill on functions of Russia’s Federal Protective ServiceThe State Duma has adopted a bill expected to increase the Federal Protective Service’s (FSO) efficiency.14:32 05.04.2017
Detention of Federal Guard Service General in bribery case upheldThe Third District Military Court of Moscow has upheld detention of the head of the Federal Guard Service (FSO) in Caucasus region, General Gennady Lopyrev who stands charged with taking bribes.13:21 02.12.2016
General from Federal Guard Service appeals his detention in bribery caseGeneral Gennady Lopyrev, who heads the Federal Guard Service (FSO) in Caucasus region, has appealed his detention amid bribery allegations.11:59 28.11.2016
Russian Federal Guard Service General arrested on suspicion of law violationsRussian Federal Guard Service (FSO) General Gennady Lopyrev has been arrested on suspicion of serious law violations.14:56 25.11.2016
Personnel of Federal Protective Service required to divest property abroadPersonnel of Russia's Federal Protective Service, or FSO, engaged in protection of high-ranking state officials, including the President, is required to get rid of property abroad by October 1.11:41 06.04.2015
Russian experts doubtful that alleged NSA surveillance of Medvedev fruitfulEven if the Americans tried to listen to the telephone conversations in 2009 of then-Russian president Dmitri Medvedev, they probably wouldn’t have been able to decipher anything, a well-informed source familiar with the situation told RIA Novosti. The source was commenting on reports released by The Guardian Monday that the US National Security Agency (NSA) had intercepted communications from Medvedev’s delegation during the G20 summit in London.18:11 17.06.2013