Moscow court sentences MP Belousov to 10 years in prison on bribery chargesThe Moscow Tverskoy District Court has sentenced State Duma deputy Vadim Belousov to 10 years in a strict regime penal colony in a criminal case over taking a bribe in the amount of more than 3 billion rubles (about $50 million at the current exchange rate).17:05 03.08.2022
Moscow court mitigates Shaninka rector Zuyev pretrial restrictions to house arrestThe Moscow Tverskoy District Court ruled to release rector of the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (Shaninka) Sergey Zuyev, who is a defendant in a 21-million-ruble (about $300,000) embezzlement case, from custody to wait for the trial under house arrest.16:22 03.08.2022
Investigators move to dismiss extension of house arrest in case against RANEPA rectorThe Moscow Tverskoy District Court will not consider a motion of investigators to extend the house arrest of the Russian Presidential Academy of the National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) Vladimir Mau, since the preventive measure has been earlier changed to a written undertaking not to leave.15:37 03.08.2022
Five get long jail terms in case on illegal withdrawal of over $2B to Moldovan bankThe Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has sentenced five people to prison terms ranging from 15 to 19 years for illegal currency transfers amounting to more than 126 billion rubles (about $2.15 billion at the time of writing) with the use of falsified documents to BC Moldindconbank S.A.18:16 12.07.2022
Moscow court upholds continued detention of former Deputy Minister of EducationMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court upheld the detention of former Deputy Minister of Education Marina Rakova on charges of embezzling about 50 million rubles ($700,000).10:39 07.06.2022
Investigators seek to detain head of Moscow School of Social and Economic SciencesPolice investigators have filed a motion to place the rector of the The Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (Shaninka) Sergey Zuyev in detention until December 7 as part of a 21-million-ruble (about $300,000) embezzlement case.13:50 13.10.2021
Top manager of major real estate developer put in detention on embezzlement allegationsMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Friday ordered detention of the regional development director of major real estate developer Samolet Alexander Lefel as part of a large-scale embezzlement case.18:22 08.10.2021
Investigators seek to detain partner of investigated Sberbank vice-presidentInvestigators on Wednesday lodged a motion seeking to place Artur Stetsenko, the common-law husband of vice-president of Russia's Sberbank Marina Rakova investigated as part of a case over large-scale embezzlement, in detention.17:26 06.10.2021
Memorial NGO fined $4,000 for violation of foreign agents lawMoscow's Tverskoy District Court on Friday fined Memorial human rights center 300,000 rubles ($4,000) for breaching the order of the operation of non-commercial organizations discharging the foreign agent's functions.15:41 01.10.2021
Second ex-owner of Promsvyazbank Alexey Ananyev arrested in absentia on fraud chargesMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court issued an arrest warrant for the second ex-owner of Promsvyazbank Alexey Ananyev in absentia in a new fraud case on Friday.13:55 27.08.2021
Ex-owner of Promsvyazbank Dmitry Ananyev arrested in absentia in fraud caseMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for ex-owner of Promsvyazbank Dmitry Ananyev in absentia as part of a new fraud case opened against him and his brother Alexey.15:54 25.08.2021
Prosecutor seeks 6 years in jail for defendant in case over fight with police at Moscow rallyA prosecutor on Wednesday demanded 6 years in penal colony for Mikail Markhiyev (Said-Mukhamad Dzhumayev), an alleged participant of a fight with police during an unauthorized rally held in Moscow on January 23.17:27 18.08.2021
Former top manager of Russia’s Central Bank put in detention on embezzlement allegationsMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Friday put ex-deputy chairman of the Central Bank Konstantin Korishchenko as part of an embezzlement case until August 16.17:25 18.06.2021
Restraining order against Navalny’s ally Sobol extended in sanitary code violation caseMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Monday extended restraining order against Lyubov Sobol, an ally of Alexey Navalny, until November 26 as part of a case over violation of sanitary norms at an unauthorized rally held in Moscow in winter.18:01 07.06.2021
Trial of Navalny’s brother to begin on June 7Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court will begin hearing a case over violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules against Oleg Navalny, the brother of blogger Alexey Navalny, on June 7.17:49 04.06.2021
Russian man gets 4 years for beating police officer at illegal winter rally in MoscowMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Thursday sentenced Eugeny Yesenov, Russia’s national born in the Republic of Kalmykia, to 4 years in penal colony for beating a policeman at the illegal rally held in central Moscow on January 23.16:22 20.05.2021
One more illegal rally participant sentenced to jail for assault on policemanMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Thursday sentenced a participant of the illegal January 23 rally Stanislav Akhmedov to 2 years in penal colony for attack against a police officer.12:04 22.04.2021
Moscow court to look into case on illegal withdrawal of over $1.6B to Moldovan bankThe Tverskoy District Court of Moscow is to consider a criminal case over illegal currency transfers amounting to more than 126 billion rubles (about $1.6 billion) with the use of falsified documents to BC Moldindconbank S.A.13:04 13.04.2021
Taxi driver gets 2 years in penal colony for assault on law enforcement officer in MoscowValery Yevsin, a taxi driver who had committed an assault on a National Guard employee at the illegal January 23 rally in Moscow, received 2 years in penal colony on Wednesday.16:18 07.04.2021
Prosecutor seeks 3 years for taxi man accused of assault on Moscow law enforcement officerA prosecutor on Wednesday asked the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow to sentence Valery Yevsin, a taxi driver who had allegedly committed an assault on a National Guard employee at the illegal January 23 rally in Moscow, to 3 years in penal colony.15:38 07.04.2021