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Russian Supreme Court to set venue in ex-Culture official case over Hermitage embezzlement

Russia’s Supreme Court is to rule on the proper venue in the case of fraudulent embezzlement of more than 900 million rubles (about $14.8 million) allocated for the reconstruction of the Hermitage Museum against ex-official of the Culture Ministry Boris Mazo.

12:25 03.08.2022

Supreme Court vacates four detention orders against ex-Deputy Culture Minister Pirumov

The Supreme Court’s Presidium on Friday overturned four detention extension orders issued against ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov in a case over embezzlement during construction of the Hermitage Museum’s facility in 2018 and 2019.

12:16 04.06.2021

Ex-Culture official charged with Hermitage Museum embezzlement extradited from Austria

Austria extradited ex-director of the Culture Ministry’s department of property management and investment policy Boris Mazo charged with embezzlement of funds allocated for the construction works on the Hermitage Museum’s grounds, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia announced Thursday.

13:00 25.03.2021

New case against ex-culture official transferred from St. Petersburg to Moscow

A new case against ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov over the 800 million-ruble embezzlement allocated for restoration of the Hermitage Museum has been transferred from St. Petersburg to Moscow.

16:54 27.04.2020

New case against former culture top official to be heard in St. Petersburg

A new case against ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov over the 800 million-ruble embezzlement from the restoration of the Hermitage Museum has reached a St. Petersburg court.

12:55 16.04.2020

Seizure of ex-Deputy Culture Minister’s assets upheld in $7 mln embezzlement case

The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld a ruling extending the seizure of property belonging to ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov charged with $7 million embezzlement.

14:53 14.01.2019

Ex-Deputy Culture Minister charged with embezzlement to stay detained until mid-October

The Moscow City Court has upheld extension of detention for ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov, who stands charged with embezzling funds allocated for the construction of the Hermitage Museum’s facilities.

15:17 01.08.2018

Hermitage Museum ex-deputy director sentenced to 2.5-year suspended prison term

The Kuibyshevsky District Court of St. Petersburg has sentenced ex-deputy director of the Hermitage Museum Mikhail Novikov to a 2.5 year-long suspended prison term for embezzling 30.6 million rubles ($481,000) during restoration of the museum’s facilities.

15:59 13.07.2018

Prosecutor seeks 4 years for Hermitage Museum ex-deputy director in embezzlement case

A prosecutor on Friday asked the Kuibyshevsky District Court of St. Petersburg to sentence ex-deputy director of the Hermitage Museum Mikhail Novikov charged with embezzlement money allocated restoration of the museum’s facilities to 4 years in prison.

13:25 13.07.2018

Reconstruction contractor ordered to pay Russia’s Hermitage Museum $93,000

The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has granted a lawsuit filed by Russia’s Hermitage Museum seeking to collect 5.79 million rubles ($93,000) from the contracting company BaltStroy.

15:44 11.07.2018

Russia’s Hermitage Museum withdraws $481k claim against embezzlement case defendants

The Hermitage Museum has withdrawn a 30.6-million-ruble claim ($481,000) against defendants in the case over embezzlement during construction and restoration of the museum’s facilities.

12:59 04.07.2018

Russian ex-Deputy Culture Minister to stay detained in embezzlement case

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld detention for ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov charged with embezzling funds allocated for the construction of the Hermitage Museum’s buildings.

16:59 13.06.2018

Ex-Russian Deputy Culture Minister detained in $7.3 mln embezzlement case

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday ruled to put ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov, who had been earlier convicted of embezzling public funds allocated for restoration of cultural heritage objects, in detention until July 16 as part of a new embezzlement case opened against him.

15:59 18.05.2018

Searches conducted in Russia’s Hermitage Museum

The Federal Security Service’s (FSB) officers have conducted searches in the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.

17:49 30.03.2017

Fashion designer prohibited from using Gainsborough's Lady in Blue

The Commercial Court of the Stavropol Territory has granted Hermitage Museum's lawsuit against fashion designer from St. Petersburg Iya Yots, prohibiting her from using Thomas Gainsborough's Lady in Blue in her designs.

15:43 06.05.2014

Gainsborough's Lady in Blue dispute to be considered on January 21

The Commercial Court of the Stavropol Territory has adjourned the hearing of Hermitage Museum's lawsuit against fashion designer from St. Petersburg until January 21, the Supreme Commercial Court reported on its website on Tuesday.

13:22 14.01.2014

Gainsborough's Lady in Blue dispute to be considered on December 9

The Commercial Court of the Stavropol Territory will consider the Hermitage Museum's lawsuit against fashion designer from St. Petersburg on December 9.

15:58 19.11.2013