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Wanted vice-president of Russia's Sberbank arrested on embezzlement charges

Vice-president of Russia's Sberbank Marina Rakova, who had earlier absconded the investigative authorities, was arrested as part of a case over large-scale embezzlement.

11:52 06.10.2021

Russia’s police clamp down on criminal gang engaged in illegal sales of lung ventilators

Investigators of Russia’s Interior Ministry could put an end to the activities of a criminal gang whose members are suspected of selling unregistered respiratory medical devices.

18:10 30.04.2020

Deprived of license insurer seeks to recover $9.3 mil from Russia’s Interior Ministry

Tsentralnoye Obshchestvo company, (Tsentralnoye Strakhovoye Obshchestovo prior to August 9), the license of which was withdrawn and which is in the process of bankruptcy, seeks to claim 611.9 million rubles ($9.3 million) from the Interior Ministry.

14:04 26.08.2019

Former Russian anti-corruption official gets 6 years for evidence tampering

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Tuesday sentenced Alexander Sobol, a former officer of the Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-corruption Department, to 6 years in prison for evidence tampering.

13:59 02.10.2018

Charges brought against Summa Group owners

Charges have been brought against Summa Group owners Ziyavudin Magomedov and Magomed Magomedov as part of a 2.5-billion-ruble embezzlement case ($43.5 million).

17:11 11.05.2018

Moscow court sentences former law enforcement officer to 4.5 years for corruption

The Moscow City Court has sentenced a former officer of the Interior Ministry’s anti-corruption department, Sergey Astafurov, charged with corruption and abuse of office, to 4.5 years in a penal colony and prohibited him from holding law enforcement office for 2 years.

11:59 12.02.2018

Russian Ombudsman urges to verify cases of Crimean residents’ passport revocation

Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has asked the Interior Ministry to verify cases of revocation of passports belonging to Crimean residents.

10:50 27.11.2017

Russian government approves bill on procedure of foreigners’ deportation

Russia’s government has approved a bill authorizing the Interior Ministry to determine deportation procedure for foreigners and stateless persons by agreement with the federal executive authorities.

16:59 17.11.2017

First criminal case against alleged leader of international drug cartel opened in Russia

A criminal case against an alleged organizer of international criminal group, which supplied drugs from North Africa to CIS countries, has been launched in Russia for the first time.

14:59 08.11.2017

Russian police detect over 12,000 members of suicidal social media groups

Over 12,000 members of the so-called Groups of Death have been found on the Internet.

17:50 03.10.2017

Navalny arrested in Moscow after calls for unauthorized rally

Police officers have arrested Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny for repeated calls for participation in an unauthorized rally.

12:14 29.09.2017

Aivazovsky painting stolen from Russia in 1976 found in Switzerland

A painting by famous artist Ivan Aivazovsky stolen from a Russian museum in 1976 has been found at a Swiss auction, Irina Volk, the official representative of Russia’s Interior Ministry.

10:57 29.09.2017

Russian Interior Minister urges to fight criminals using cryptocurrencies

Russia’s Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev has called for improvement of international police cooperation regarding fight against criminal use of cryptocurrencies and electronic payment systems.

12:59 13.09.2017

Alleged member of illegal armed group extradited from Germany to Russia

Russian citizen Abdula Omarov charged with participation in illegal armed group in Syria has been extradited from Germany.

17:42 06.09.2017

Nineteen people to face trial on drug traffic charges

Investigators have completed probe into 19 alleged members of a criminal gang charged with drug dealing.

16:59 16.08.2017

Bill on examination procedure for transport safety offences reaches State Duma

Russia’s government has submitted a bill on the order of considering cases on transport safety offences to the State Duma.

10:59 10.07.2017

Interior Ministry backs bill on cancellation of Russian citizenship for terrorists

Russia’s Interior Ministry has prepared a concept of national migration policy, including provision on cancellation of Russian citizenship for committing terrorist and extremist crimes.

12:57 30.06.2017

Russian Interior Ministry ordered to pay $1,200 to man tortured by police

The Supreme Court of Tatarstan has ordered Russia’s Interior Ministry to pay 70,000 rubles ($1,200) to a man tortured in a police office.

18:06 05.06.2017

Over 13,500 offenders arrested in Russia in 2016 – Interior Minister

More than 13,500 people committed different crimes were arrested in Russia in 2016.

16:50 09.03.2017

Over 3,000 extremist websites blocked in Russia in 2016

Over 3,000 Internet resources of an extremist nature have been blocked in Russia in 2016.

14:49 09.03.2017