Investigators have brought new charges against businessman Viktor Baturin, accusing him of fraud totaling 5.6 billion rubles ($186 million), police said. “Today the Main Investigative Directorate of the Interior Ministry’s Main Directorate for Moscow charged Baturin … with committing a crime under Article 30 (attempted crime)...

... falsify a certain percentage of the vote to win in the first round or face a second round, Putin would probably pick falsification as the "lesser of two evils." Meanwhile, many analysts claim that the Kremlin has no plans to commit electoral fraud for the simple reason that Putin — with popularity ratings that exceed 50 percent, according to some polls — doesn't need to falsify results to win the first round. But this argument doesn't hold water. In a system in which a governor's effectiveness...

... alleged vote-rigging triggered the largest anti-government protests in years, bringing tens of thousands into the streets. The PACE's observer mission's final report, which will be published Monday, is expected to criticize the elections as rife with fraud. The mission's head, Dutch Senator Tiny Kox, said the day after the Dec. 4 election that he personally witnessed ballot-stuffing at a Moscow polling station. Gross said Monday's report won't contain excessive criticism. He said he would be part...

... America’s Bank, according to prosecutors. The defendants, through Rim Investment Management, maintained an account at Ameritrade and bought and sold securities in publicly traded companies, prosecutors said. The two men are accused of committing securities fraud by buying and selling thousands of shares of companies including Terayon Communications Systems and Internet Capital Group by trading in the accounts of U.S. victims, prosecutors said. They are accused of buying and selling securities in the same...

One of Russia's largest fraud schemes over the past 10 years has affected 70,000 homebuyers who were cheated out of their investments after the developer vanished or declared bankruptcy. One of Russia's largest fraud schemes over the past 10 years has affected...

A group of prominent figures unveiled on Wednesday a grassroots group dedicated to fighting election fraud — and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin immediately declared that he was ready to meet with them. A group of prominent figures unveiled on Wednesday a grassroots group dedicated to fighting election fraud — and Prime Minister Vladimir...

... Neuchatel Xamax has slipped from crisis into shame and near-oblivion, as its Chechen owner was arrested hours after declaring the club bankrupt. Bulat Chagaev was detained by authorities in Geneva late last week. They had been investigating him for fraud. Xamax also said it would file for bankruptcy, and then was formally declared bankrupt by a court in the canton of Neuchatel. The two-time Swiss champion will drop out of the Swiss Super League midseason. Xamax's season of turmoil ended last week...

Russia isn't in danger of a revolution from demonstrations against alleged fraud in parliamentary elections last month, and the government is "on the right track" in responding to them, Sberbank chief executive German Gref said. Russia isn't in danger of a revolution from demonstrations against alleged fraud in parliamentary...

... instructions? Are fair and honest elections even possible in the current political system? The March 4 election will be held under the old rules and is being organized by the same Central Elections Commission that has been accused of fostering electoral fraud in the December State Duma elections. Neither Central Elections Commission head Vladimir Churov nor any of his direct reports have been investigated, while the courts have thrown out most lawsuits from citizens and monitoring groups that presented...

... announced it now has the ability to censor content in specific countries, leading critics to fear it may cause increased collusion with governments looking to stop opposition groups — like those behind Russia's recent election fraud protests – from using the site as an organizing tool. Twitter has announced that it now has the ability to censor content in specific countries, leading critics to fear it may cause increased collusion with governments looking to...

Moscow police have detained two Yabloko party officials after a protest rally against election fraud. Moscow police have detained two Yabloko party officials after a protest rally against election fraud. The Saturday rally was sanctioned for 300 participants, but police counted about 350. Organizer Maya Zavyalova was detained on charges of...

... and drive a yellow Lada 2,000 kilometers across Siberia — an adventure that took four days to complete. But he apparently has no time to debate his rivals in an important election year polemicized by large street protests and tainted by election fraud. Even more ridiculous was Putin's statement that he could just as well send one of his authorized representatives to debate in his place. United Russia pulled this trick during the debates before the December State Duma elections when the party's...

... Duma, their registration is easier than for other potential candidates. The rejection of Yavlinsky's candidacy, however, is likely to sharpen political tensions that have been strong since last month's unprecedented massive protests sparked by alleged fraud in the Duma elections. Although Yavlinsky has not been a key figure of those protests, his party fielded thousands of election observers in the December elections who documented evidence of fraud in favor of Putin's United Russia party. On Monday...

Investigators have opened a large-scale criminal fraud case against the management of one of Russia's largest tour operators, which left more than 3,500 clients stranded in Russia and abroad when it went bankrupt over the weekend. Investigators have opened a large-scale...

... parliamentary elections were "edited" and distributed online from the United States, investigators said Saturday, once again heating up anti-American rhetoric. Federal investigators examined online videos that were posted to bolster complaints of fraud at polling stations Dec. 4. They concluded that "most of them have elements of editing," the Investigative Committee's spokesman, Vladimir Markin, said in his official remarks. "Notably, all the edited videos were distributed from...

The protest rallies in December were a response to two domestic events: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's crude declaration on Sept. 24 that he plans to seek a third presidential term and blatant fraud in the Dec. 4 State Duma elections. The protest rallies in December were a response to two domestic events: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's crude declaration on Sept. 24 that he plans to seek a third presidential term and blatant fraud...

Rallies against election fraud delivered an unforeseen bonus of at least $137 million to IT manufacturers such as Lenovo and Fujitsu, as the government moves full steam ahead to ensure online monitoring of the March presidential vote. Rallies...

..., a CEO must take decisive actions to restore shareholder confidence and protect the company's reputation. While the government's decision to install web cameras at every electoral polling station is a welcomed step, it fails to prevent the election fraud that is expected on March 4. Putin should signal that election fraud will not be tolerated by ordering immediate criminal investigations against election officials and political operatives suspected of wrongdoing, including those that are affiliated...

In a city that was once the cradle of Russian democracy, an unprecedented new campaign kicked off over the weekend to install web cameras in every polling station around the country in an effort to prevent voting fraud. VELIKY NOVGOROD — In this historic city that was once the cradle of Russian democracy, an unprecedented new campaign kicked off over the weekend to install web cameras in every polling station around the country in an effort to prevent...

... party had decided instead to start collecting signatures among the lawmakers in support of Churov's dismissal. "We have simply chosen another way," Obukhov said by telephone. United Russia remained silent during Friday's debate on election fraud, and its leader in the Duma, Andrei Vorobyov, suggested that the members of the other parties give up their seats. They ignored his suggestion, although earlier they had said they were ready to do so for the sake of a rerun of the elections. For...