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Ex-St. Petersburg lawmaker sentenced to 9 years in prison on bribery charges

Roman Koval, a former lawmaker of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, was sentenced to 9 years in prison for large-scale corruption.

15:18 11.08.2022

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

Prosecutor seeks 14 years in jail for ex-St. Petersburg lawmaker charged with bribery

A prosecutor has demanded 14 years in penal colony for ex-lawmaker of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly Roman Koval, who stands charged with receiving bribes on a large scale.

13:27 20.07.2022

Three Russian police generals detained in abuse of authority case

Three Russian police generals, including an assistant to the Interior Minister, have been detained until September 5 on abuse of authority charges related to misappropriating a fund based in Saint Petersburg.

10:34 07.07.2022

Global economy losses from cybercrimes estimated at $6 trillion in 2021

Estimated losses of the global economy from cybercrimes accounted for 6 trillion dollars in 2021, Dmitry Bukin, Deputy Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s International Information Security Department, said during the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum on Wednesday.

12:44 29.06.2022

Prosecutors seek harsher sentence for man convicted of theatre construction embezzlement

Prosecutors seek to impose a stricter punishment on Maxim Korneyev, who has received suspended sentence for the embezzlement of funds allocated as part of the Federal Target Program “Culture of Russia” for a new building design of the Maly Drama Theatre.

16:59 18.10.2021

St. Petersburg Bar Chamber to decide on disbarment of lawyer Pavlov

The Chamber of Lawyers of St. Petersburg will decide whether attorney Ivan Pavlov should be disbarred due to his refusal to sign a pledge of secrecy in a treason case against former journalist Ivan Safronov.

16:29 13.10.2021

Russian national convicted of selling abroad stolen parts of military helicopters to be jailed

Entrepreneur Andrey Yeresko was found guilty of legalizing helicopter components and parts stolen from a military unit in the amount of more than 20 million rubles ($280,000) and sentenced to 4.5 years in prison.

18:09 12.10.2021

Former Russian senator Sabadash to stand new embezzlement trial

The trial of ex-member of the Russian Federation Council and owner of Liviz liquor producer Alexander Sabadash, who stands charged with embezzling nearly one billion rubles from the Tavrichesky bank, will begin on October 21.

15:40 12.10.2021

Russian Justice Ministry drops claim against Chamber of lawyer of ex-journalist accused of treason

The Kuibyshevsky court of St. Petersburg has terminated the proceedings initiated by the Russian Justice Ministry against the city’s chamber of lawyers in relation to the case of Ivan Pavlov, a lawyer for former journalist Ivan Safronov accused of treason, for allegedly disclosing information related to a police investigation.

10:57 01.10.2021

Businessman to go on trial for siphoning $76 mln from self-regulating construction organizations

Businessman Alexey Eliseyev will face trial for alleged siphoning 5.6 billion rubles (about $76 million) from self-regulating construction organizations.

17:56 10.09.2021

YouTuber to stand trial for alleged spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine

Anton Myslivets, owner of a channel on YouTube and VKontakte social network, will face trial for alleged spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine.

16:05 09.09.2021

Widow of killed St. Petersburg ordered to remain in detention until late October

The St. Petersburg City Court on Tuesday extended detention of Marina Kokhal, who stands charged with killing her husband, rapper Alexander Yushko, until October 30.

14:06 31.08.2021

Convicted defendant in $5M submarine model embezzlement case denied parole

Ex-CEO of NovIT PRO Andrey Petrov convicted of involvement in the embezzlement of 368 million rubles of involvement in the embezzlement of 368 million rubles allocated by the Defense Ministry for developing and manufacturing a 3D model for repairs of a submarine was denied parole.

16:40 26.08.2021

Mastermind of 1998 murder of Russian MP seeks for parole again

Mikhail Glushchenko, a former State Duma lawmaker sentenced to 17 years in prison for the murder of fellow parliamentarian Galina Starovoitova, has filed one more petition for parole.

13:03 13.08.2021

St. Petersburg metro terrorist attack case sentence comes into force

Sentence delivered in case over a suicide bomber terror attack committed in the St. Petersburg metro in 2017 came into force on Monday.

14:44 09.08.2021

Amount of Tavrichesky bank embezzlement comes close to $14 million

The sum of embezzlement of the Tavrichesky bank depositors’ money allegedly committed by ex-member of the Russian Federation Council and owner of Liviz liquor producer Alexander Sabadash and his accomplices - former top managers of the credit organization - has come close to 1 billion rubles ($14 millon).

17:17 02.08.2021

Replacing death penalty with life sentence doesn’t strengthen punishment - Constitutional Court

Replacing death penalty with life imprisonment is an act of pardon and cannot lead to more serious consequences for the convicted person, according to a decision of the Russian Constitutional Court, published on its official website.

18:08 07.07.2021

Detention of widow of killed St. Petersburg extended once more

Detention of Marina Kokhal, who stands charged with killing her husband, rapper Alexander Yushko, has been extended once more, until July 30.

10:43 30.06.2021

Probe into hitting child by electric scooter in St. Petersburg completed

Investigation into a case against a man who had hit a minor by electric scooter in St. Petersburg was completed.

12:03 28.06.2021