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Articles with tag "Corruption"
corruption charges
Moscow Court Extends Detention of Ex-Deputy Defense Minister Ivanov
A judge ruled to hold Timur Ivanov in police custody until Sept. 23, exactly five months after his arrest — the first in a subsequent military crackdown...
agriculture ministry
Russia’s FSB Arrests Ex-Official Accused of Embezzling $22.6 Mln
Oleg Donskikh, who headed one of the Agriculture Ministry’s departments until 2012, was arrested after 12 years of being on the run.
1 Min read
military crackdown
Deputy Chief of Russia’s General Staff Arrested for Bribery
Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin is the third senior-ranking officer to face fraud-related criminal charges over the past month.
2 Min read
mod crackdown
Second Russian Defense Ministry Official Arrested for Bribery
Yury Kuznetsov, who heads the Defense Ministry’s personnel directorate, is suspected of accepting “an especially large bribe.”
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‘Criminal conspiracy’
Arrested Russian Deputy Defense Minister Accused of Accepting $12 Mln Bribe, Lawyer Says
Timur Ivanov, who is viewed as a close ally of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, has denied the allegations against him.
2 Min read
bashkir bust
Regional Official Arrested for Bribery in Russia’s Bashkortostan
Investigators accuse ex-Transportation Minister Alexander Klebanov of demanding 5 million rubles from an unidentified owner of a trucking company.
1 Min read
explainer
Who Is Timur Ivanov, the Russian Deputy Defense Minister and Shoigu Ally Arrested for Bribery?
Dubbed “one of the richest siloviki,” Ivanov has been the subject of Russian media investigations into his and his family’s lavish lifestyles.
4 Min read
high-profile case
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Held in Custody on Bribery Accusations
The arrest of Timur Ivanov, a longtime ally of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, is the most dramatic corruption case in Russia in recent years.
2 Min read
second sentencing
Ex-Tomsk Mayor Targeted By Navalny Investigation Convicted of Abuse of Power
Ivan Klyayn was arrested in November 2022, just two months after Navalny published an investigation alleging corruption by officials in Tomsk.
1 Min read
anti-corruption
Russian FSB Officers Arrested for $55Mln Bribes – TASS
One of the three officers was reportedly taken into custody on additional charges of organizing a criminal group.
1 Min read
'criminal conspiracy'
Russia Space Agency Official Held Over Multi-Million-Euro Fraud
Roscosmos, once a source of national pride, has been hit by a series of corruption scandals and embarrassing technical failures in recent years.
1 Min read
guilty verdict
Former Russian Minister Sentenced to 12 Years for Embezzlement
Prosecutors said Mikhail Abyzov created a "criminal gang" and between 2011 and 2014 embezzled around $60 million at 2019 exchange rates.
1 Min read
corrupt commanders
Russian Deserter Decries Rampant Extortion in Military's Convict Unit – Reports
Storm-Z fighters are reportedly sent to the most exposed parts of the front line and are prone to heavy losses.
1 Min read
lengthy investigation
Russian Prosecutors Seek 19.5-Year Prison Sentence for Disgraced Ex-Minister
Mikhail Abyzov, who served as a minister for President Dmitry Medvedev, was charged with large-scale fraud and organizing a criminal community.
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'only decent person'
Russian Natural Resources Ministry Official Arrested on Bribery Charges
Reports said Alexei Yakovlev has been described as “arguably the only decent person” among his fellow department heads in the ministry.
2 Min read
cyprus confidential
Cyprus Pledges to Probe Russia Sanction-Busting Allegations
A media investigation said Cyprus "plays an even bigger role than was commonly known in moving dirty money for Russian President Vladimir Putin and other...
2 Min read
anti-corruption
Transparency International Russia Relaunches From Abroad
The watchdog's Russian branch was shuttered earlier this year after being added to Moscow's list of “undesirable” organizations.
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on the run, on the job
Fugitive Russian Lawmaker Retains Position in Parliament 1 Year After Bribery Conviction – Report
In August 2022, deputy Vadim Belousov was found guilty of accepting a bribe of 3.2 billion rubles — described as the largest in modern Russia’s history...
1 Min read
corruption case
Army General Overseeing Moscow’s Air Defense Charged With Bribery – Kommersant
Major General Konstantin Ogienko is accused of taking a bribe in connection with the expropriation of Defense Ministry-owned land.
1 Min read
closed-door case
Moscow Arrests Dual U.S.-Russian National for Spying
Russian-born American Gene Spector was detained in 2020 on charges of “mediating” a bribe to the assistant of the former Russian Deputy Prime Minister...
2 Min read
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