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Moscow lawyer acquitted in case over embezzlement of $17 million

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court has acquitted Sergey Yuryev, the president of Moscow's bar association Mezhregion, of embezzling 1 billion rubles (about $17 million at the current exchange rate) from the State Air Traffic Management Corporation (ATM).

11:14 23.08.2022

Sentence toughened against Navalny’s spokesperson in sanitary rules breaching case

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court has replaced 1.5-year restriction of liberty imposed on Kira Yarmysh, the spokesperson of a foundation founded by Alexey Navalny, for breaching sanitary norms at an illegal rally held in January 2021 with a real prison term.

10:04 17.06.2022

Ex-Deputy Minister of Science sentenced to 6.5 years for $800k embezzlement

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Friday sentenced ex-Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Marina Lukashevich to 6.5 years behind bars for embezzling about 50 million rubles (over $800,000).

18:45 03.06.2022

Corruption case against assistant to former Deputy PM Arkady Dvorkovich reaches court

A corruption case against Anastasia Alekseyeva, assistant to former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, has been forwarded to Moscow's Meshchansky District Court.

10:46 08.09.2021

Moscow court bans YouTube from distributing video promoting train hopping

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Wednesday granted a lawsuit filed by transport prosecutors and prohibited publishing of video records promoting and justifying train hitching on YouTube platform.

12:05 25.08.2021

U.S. investor Calvey found guilty of $34 mln embezzlement

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Thursday found U.S. investor Michael Calvey guilty of embezzling over 2.5 billion rubles (over $34 million) from Vostochny Bank.

16:00 05.08.2021

Sentencing of Michael Calvey, other defendants in Baring Vostok case adjourned

Sentencing of U.S. investor Michael Calvey and other defendants in a case over embezzlement of over 2.5 billion rubles (over $34 million) from Vostochny Bank on Monday was adjourned until August 5.

11:34 02.08.2021

Michael Calvey, other defendants in Baring Vostok case to be sentenced Aug. 2

U.S. investor Michael Calvey and other defendants in the 2.5 billion rubles ($34 million) embezzlement case will be sentenced on August 2.

12:38 19.07.2021

Prosecutors seek six-year suspended sentence for Michael Calvey

Prosecutors asked Moscow's Meshchansky District Court to sentence U.S. investor Michael Calvey to a six-year suspended jail sentence, RAPSI learned in the court.

16:42 15.07.2021

Former top managers of VIM Airlines granted release in fraud case

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Thursday ordered release of ex-CEO of VIM Airlines Alexander Kochnev and ex-chief accountant of the air carrier Yekaterina Panteleyeva due to the actual sentence completion in a fraud case.

16:58 10.06.2021

Sentencing of former top managers of VIM Airlines in fraud case set for June 7

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court will pass sentence upon ex-CEO of VIM Airlines Alexander Kochnev and ex-chief accountant of the air carrier Yekaterina Panteleyeva in a fraud case on June 7.

16:14 04.06.2021

Former federal property management official gets 7.5 years in custody for embezzlement

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Thursday sentenced ex-deputy head of the Federal Property Management Agency (Rosimushchestvo) Elena Patkina to 7.5 years in penal colony for embezzling 150 million rubles ($2 million).

12:57 03.06.2021

Restraining order extended against Baring Vostok embezzlement case defendants

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Wednesday extended restraining order against Baring Vostok investment company's founder Michael Calvey and other defendants charged with embezzling over 2.5 billion rubles (about 34 million at the current exchange rate) from Vostochny bank.

15:00 02.06.2021

Participant of unauthorized Moscow rally gets 3.5 years in jail for attack against policeman

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Friday sentenced Pavel Green-Romanov, a defendant in a case over assault on a National Guard officer at an unauthorized rally, to 3.5 years behind bars.

16:31 09.04.2021

Summa Group owners charged with embezzlement to go on trial

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court will proceed with an embezzlement case against owners of Summa Group Ziyavudin Magomedov and his brother Magomed on March 19.

13:28 16.03.2021

Detention of blogger charged with secret data access extended until summer

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Wednesday extended detention of blogger Andrey Pyzh, who stands charged with illegal access to the data constituting a state secret, which had been earlier extended until June 5.

16:45 03.03.2021

Man accused of assault on law enforcement officer at illegal Moscow rally faces trial

A case against Pavel Green-Romanov, a defendant in a case over assault on a National Guard officer at the unauthorized rally in Moscow in late January, has reached court.

17:27 02.03.2021

U.S. investor Calvey’s embezzlement case postponed once more

The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow on Monday again adjourned a case over embezzlement of 2.5 billion rubles against Baring Vostok investment company's founder Michael Calvey and other defendants.

13:41 28.12.2020

U.S. investor Calvey’s embezzlement case rescheduled for end of year

A 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case against Baring Vostok investment company's founder Michael Calvey and other defendants has been postponed until December 28.

11:00 17.12.2020

Moscow court to proceed with U.S. investor Calvey’s case in mid-December

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court will proceed with a 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case against Baring Vostok investment company's founder Michael Calvey and other defendants in mid-December.

11:03 11.12.2020