Theft

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Moscow police official suspected of stealing $330,000

A chief of the investigation department of the Moscow Department of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is suspected of stealing 25 million rubles ($330,000) seized as part of a criminal case.

11:11 26.03.2021

Colombian citizen accused of stealing suitcase with jewelry extradited to Russia

Colombian citizen Edgar Alejandro Valero, who stands charged with stealing a travel suitcase with jewelry at a fair in the city of Kazan, was extradited to Russia from Argentina.

11:06 09.03.2021

Businessman accused of $4 mln theft from bank extradited from Egypt to Russia

Egypt has extradited a former top manager of a Russian company charged with abuse of office and stealing over 300 million rubles ($4 million) from a bank.

10:55 10.12.2020

Negligent father gets 15 months in jail for giving up sons at Moscow airport

The Central District Court in Russia’s Komsomolsk-on-Amur sentenced a local man who had given his two kids up at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport to 15 years in penal colony.

11:49 30.11.2020

Murderer of Russia’s monastery abbot gets 15 years in prison

The Yaroslavl Regional Court has sentenced Alexander Avdeyev, the murderer of an abbot of the local Holy Trinity Danilov monastery, to 15 years in high-security prison.

13:07 17.11.2020

Suspect in army servicemen murder in Voronezh Region detained for two months

The Voronezh Garrison Military Court on Wednesday ordered military conscript Anton Makarov suspected of murdering an officer and two comrades-in-arms at a military base to be placed in detention until January 8.

17:20 11.11.2020

Moscow poisoning case defendant faces trial

Prosecutors have approved indictment against Murat Sabanov born in Russia’s Republic of Kabardino Balkariya, who stands charged with poisoning and robbing people in central Moscow.

11:57 02.11.2020

Russian man’s 3-year jail sentence for Kuindzhi painting theft upheld

The Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Friday upheld a 3-year prison sentence given to Denis Chuprikov for stealing a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery.

12:10 16.10.2020

St. Petersburg resident allegedly behind oncology drug thefts from city clinics detained

St. Petersburg resident Sergey Voitovich suspected of being the mastermind of thefts of oncology drugs from specialized city clinics has been detainedю

15:30 12.10.2020

Police arrest suspects in icon theft from Russia’s Valdai Iversky Monastery

Law enforcement officers have arrested two suspects in the theft of an icon, altar cross and other values from the Valdai Iversky Monastery in Russia’s Novgorod Region.

17:27 01.10.2020

Legal analysis of interview of TOAZ beneficiary Sergey Makhlai

In the end of August, the former chairman of the board of directors of PJSC Togliattiazot Sergey Makhlai gave an extended commentary to the media regarding the details of the proceedings, in which he is a participant. In his statements, he accused Uralchem JSC of a number of offenses, and tried to present himself as a victim of a hostile takeover. RAPSI has studied the legal basis for the statements made by the convicted in absentia owner of TOAZ.

10:25 10.09.2020

Uralchem seeks information disclosure in U.S. courts amid Togliattiazot case

Fertilizer producer Uralchem has initiated a disclosure procedure in the U.S. courts in order to file further claims related to the fact of damage caused by the theft of Togliattiazot profits through a fraudulent scheme involving the Swiss offshore company Nitrochem Distribution AG.

15:00 18.08.2020

Fashion model sentenced to 4 years in jail over theft of $300,000 from State Duma MP

The Presnensky District Court of Moscow has sentenced fashion model Olga Sintyureva to 4 years in jail in a case over theft of 22 million rubles (about $300,000) from a lawmaker of the lower house of Russia’s Parliament Sergey Zhigarev.

13:58 18.08.2020

Accused of legalization of stolen aircraft details faces trial in St. Petersburg

A case against CEO of Techcomservice firm Andrey Yeresko charged with legalization of stolen helicopter units and details worth about 20 million rubles has reached court.

14:03 01.06.2020

Japan extradites Russian man convicted of grave crimes

Runaway Russian citizen Vladimir Zolenko, who had been convicted of committing grave crimes, was extradited from Japan.

16:05 10.12.2019

Russian man convicted of Kuindzhi painting theft to serve 3-year prison sentence

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a 3-year prison sentence given to Denis Chuprikov for stealing a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery.

12:44 26.11.2019

Russian man convicted of Kuindzhi painting theft appeals against sentence

Denis Chuprikov convicted of stealing a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery has filed an appeal against his 3-year jail sentence.

11:03 03.10.2019

Number of crimes increases in Russia in 2019 - Prosecutor General’s Office

The number of crimes registered from January to August 2019 has increased by almost 2% as compared to the same period of 2018, the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office reports.

15:46 27.09.2019

Hype attempt: Russian man gets 3 years for Kuindzhi painting theft from Tretyakov Gallery

The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow on Wednesday sentenced Denis Chuprikov to 3 years in high-security penal colony for the theft of a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from the Tretyakov Gallery.

16:02 25.09.2019

Prosecutors demand 4 years behind bars for alleged thief of Kuindzhi painting

Prosecutors on Tuesday asked the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow to sentence Denis Chuprikov charged with stealing a painting by prominent Russian artist of Greek origin Arkhip Kuindzhi from the Tretyakov Gallery to 4 years in custody.

17:33 24.09.2019