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Five get long jail terms in case on illegal withdrawal of over $2B to Moldovan bank

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has sentenced five people to prison terms ranging from 15 to 19 years for illegal currency transfers amounting to more than 126 billion rubles (about $2.15 billion at the time of writing) with the use of falsified documents to BC Moldindconbank S.A.

18:16 12.07.2022

Forensic doctor accused of forgery during culture official's autopsy to stay in detention

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld detention of forensic physician Alexander Pentsakov charged with negligence and forgery in office as part of a case over the death of deputy head of Moscow’s Culture Department Leonid Osharin.

14:38 15.09.2021

Detention of forensic doctor accused of forgery during culture official's autopsy appealed

The Moscow City Court will consider an appeal against detention of forensic physician Alexander Pentsakov charge with negligence and forgery in office as part of a case over the death of deputy head of Moscow’s Culture Department Leonid Osharin on September 15.

17:47 31.08.2021

Security Service clamps down on clinic issuing fake certificates for entry in Russia

The border service of the Federal Security Service (FSB) has disrupted activities of a private medical clinic on the territory of Sheremetyevo airport, which issued fake certificates for the entry of foreigners into the Russian Federation.

15:26 12.05.2021

Russian Investigative Committee registers falsification complaints of forensic study in Cherkalin case

Russia’s Investigative Committee and Prosecutor General’s Office have registered applications concerning falsification of the examination in a case of the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) colonel Kirill Cherkalin.

18:57 21.04.2021

Moscow court to consider case over COVID-19 vaccination certificates forgery

The Babushkinsky District Court will hear a criminal case over forgery of 12 COVID-19 vaccination certificates.

14:15 16.04.2021

Moscow court to look into case on illegal withdrawal of over $1.6B to Moldovan bank

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow is to consider a criminal case over illegal currency transfers amounting to more than 126 billion rubles (about $1.6 billion) with the use of falsified documents to BC Moldindconbank S.A.

13:04 13.04.2021

Federal Security Service arrests sellers of fake PCR tests needed to enter Russia

The border guards of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) directorate of the Novosibirsk Region have arrested sellers of fake PCR tests, which were bought by foreigners in order to enter the territory of the Russian Federation.

12:23 01.04.2021

Ex-customs officer sentenced to 7 years in prison for tobacco exports machinations

Former St. Petersburg Baltic customs inspector Alexander Zharin was found guilty of taking 51 bribes in the amount of $178,500 for falsifying documents related to the export of tobacco products; the man was sentenced to 7 years in a strict regime colony.

16:09 26.03.2021

Falsification of product labeling to be criminalized in Russia - bill

The Government Law-Making Commission has approved amendments to the Russian Criminal Code introducing liability for falsification of the labeling of goods, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Lawyers of Russia Vladimir Gruzdev informs RAPSI.

13:19 25.03.2021

Ex-head of Moscow Region’s district sentenced to 15 years for abuse of office

A court in Klin, a town near Moscow, on Thursday sentenced ex-head of the Moscow Region’s Klin District Alexander Postrigan to 15 years behind bars in a case over abuse of office and forgery.

16:37 24.12.2020

Former police officers receive prison terms for criminal case fabrication

A court in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod has sentenced five ex-policemen of the Republic of Tatarstan to prison terms ranging from 5 to 12 years for initiation of illegal prosecution of four persons with the use of force against them.

16:27 30.07.2020

Russian lawyer’s prison sentence for attempted embezzlement quashed

The Kostroma Regional Court has overturned sentence given to attorney Vladimir Zubkov for attempted embezzlement and falsification of documents.

14:45 29.06.2020

Russia’s State Duma toughens penalties for e-trade in falsified medicines

The State Duma has approved in the third and final reading a bill amending the Criminal and Administrative Offences Codes in a way toughening punishments for online trafficking in falsified and poor-quality drugs.

18:32 19.03.2020

St. Petersburg dweller put under house arrest on suspicion of fake carsharing account sale

A court in St. Petersburg on Thursday placed a local resident Roman Amelin suspected of selling fake accounts for carsharing users under house arrest.

17:36 12.03.2020

Common-law wife of convicted Zakharchenko fined for evidence tampering

Moscow’s Nikulinsky District Court on Friday fined Anastasia Pestrikova, the partner wife of a former Russian anti-corruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko convicted of graft, 150,000 rubles for evidence tampering.

12:50 07.02.2020

Former top managers of VIM Airlines charged with abuse of office go on trial

Ex-CEO of VIM Airlines Alexander Kochnev and ex-chief accountant Yekaterina Panteleyeva will stand trial on allegations of abuse of office.

16:04 12.11.2019

Ex-chief of penitentiary-related organization faces trial on document forgery charges

Moscow’s Lyublinsky District Court will consider a criminal case against ex-chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) Central base of material, technical and military supply Vladimir Kriskevich, who stands charged with falsification of accounting documents.

17:38 09.10.2019

Russian lawyer imprisoned for 4 years for attempted embezzlement

A court in Russia’s Yaroslavl has sentenced attorney Vladimir Zubkov to 4 years behind bars for attempted embezzlement and falsification of documents.

15:56 20.09.2019

Moscow court arrests owner of major car dealer Rolf in absentia

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for the owner of major car dealer Rolf Sergey Petrov in absentia. He is charged with siphoning 4 billion rubles ($63 million) abroad. Earlier, he was put on the international wanted list.

16:23 06.09.2019