Organized crime

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New charges brought against notorious Krasnoyarsk businessman Bykov

Investigators have indicted convicted notorious businessman from Krasnoyarsk Anatoly Bykov for organization of a criminal gang and murder committed by a group of people.

19:03 07.07.2022

Businessman gets 20 years in president’s residence construction embezzlement case

The Second Western District Military Court has sentenced Forum Holding CEO Dmitry Mikhalchenko to 20 years in high-security penal colony for embezzling nearly 1.2 billion rubles during the construction of a presidential residence near Moscow.

17:13 29.06.2022

Number of street crimes decreases in Russia – police

The street crime rate decreased in Russia in the first six months of 2021.

15:03 20.08.2021

Leader of 1990s Moscow gang sentenced to nearly 25 years behind bars

The Moscow City Court on Friday sentenced Sergey Zakharov, the leader of a Moscow gang accused of committing murders in the 1990s, to 24 years and 11 months to high-security penal colony as prosecutors requested.

13:17 06.08.2021

Prosecutor demands 25 years behind bars for alleged leader of 1990s Moscow gang

A prosecutor has demanded 24 years and 11 months behind bars for Sergey Zakharov, an alleged leader of a Moscow gang accused of committing murders in the 1990s.

14:33 30.07.2021

Three organized criminal group members sentenced to life imprisonment in Russia

A court in Russia has sentenced three members of an interregional criminal group that committed murders and robberies to life terms.

11:37 17.06.2021

Alleged leader of notorious Russian gang charged with murders faces trial

The Southern District Military Court will hear a criminal case over organization an organized criminal group and multiple murders against alleged leader of the notorious organized-crime syndicate Aslan Gagiyev.

11:38 09.06.2021

Prosecutor seeks 16 years in prison for crime lord murder case defendant

A prosecutor demanded 16 years in high-security prison for Kakha Gazzayev, a defendant in the case over the killing of crime lord Vyacheslav “Yaponchik” Ivankov in July 2009.

11:37 23.04.2021

Case over $157,000 bribe launched against two Moscow investigators

The Main Investigative Department of the Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case over receipt of a bribe in the amount of 12 million rubles (about $157,000 at the current exchange rate) by the head and deputy head of the investigative department of the Interior Ministry in the Solntsevo district of Moscow.

10:51 23.04.2021

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 businessman Bykov in 1994 double murder case extended for five months

The Sverdlovsky District Court in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk on Friday extended detention of businessman Anatoly Bykov charged with masterminding double homicide in 1994 until July 26.

13:22 19.02.2021

Case over TOAZ assets fraud in the Makhlais interests forwarded to prosecutors

The Main Directorate on Major Crimes Investigation of Russia’s Investigative Committee has completed a probe into a criminal case against Xenia Balashova, the CEO of “Kontaz LLC”. Balashova stands charged with evasion of the profit tax for year 2008 (p.p. a, b of Article 199.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Earlier, Balashova pleaded guilty to the crimes charged declaring she acted under direct instructions of Vladimir Makhlai.

11:41 17.02.2021

Military court to hear case over Basayev gang’s attack against Russian soldiers

The South Military District Court will consider a criminal case against alleged membes of a notorious gang once led by Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev and Khattab over an attack against Russian soldiers in 1999.

11:56 03.02.2021

Detention of Krasnoyarsk businessman Bykov charged with murders extended until February 24

A court in Krasnoyarsk on Wednesday extended detention of local businessman Anatoly Bykov until February 24 as part of a double murder case.

14:13 16.12.2020

Probe into alleged Russian crime boss completed

Investigation into an alleged crime boss Oleg Medvedev, known as Oleg Shishkanov, and other members of his gang has been completed.

12:34 27.11.2020

Assets worth nearly $600 mln seized from Magomedov brothers as part of Summa Group case

Assets worth over 45 billion rubles (about $600 million) belonging to Summa Group owner Ziyavudin Magomedov and his brother Magomed Magomedov have been seized during investigation into a case against them.

16:37 16.11.2020

Appeal of TOAZ beneficiary to Prosecutor General as admittance of exhaustion of arguments

Sergey Makhlai, a beneficiary of PJSC Togliattiazot (TOAZ), has published an open letter addressed to Russia’s Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov, in which he expressed his discontent as to the quality of prosecutorial supervision and work of law enforcement agencies. RAPSI has analyzed the legal aspects of this address and asked experts to comment those.

10:04 16.11.2020

Investigation into Moscow property fraud case involving attorney completed

Investigation into attorney Sergey Shcherbakov and other alleged members of a criminal group charged with organized property fraud is completed.

13:07 09.11.2020

Ex-head of Togliattikhimbank Popov to stay in detention until mid-April 2021

The Togliatti Central District Court has extended detention of the former chairperson of the board of Togliattikhimbank Alexander Popov until April 14, 2021.

10:01 09.11.2020

New embezzlement case against ex-Deputy Culture Minister to be considered in Moscow Region

A court in Krasnogorsk town near Moscow will consider a new case against ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov over the 800 million-ruble (over $11 million) organized embezzlement allocated for restoration of the Hermitage Museum.

15:08 27.07.2020