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Articles with tag "Corruption"

money changing hands

Public Procurement Kickbacks Total One-Third of Russia’s Budget Revenue – Survey

Intense competition and collusion between customers and suppliers drives the corruption, the survey said.
who's who

Pandora Papers Name Alleged Offshore Beneficiaries with Putin Links

The global investigation names several members of the Russian president's inner circle.
MORE RULES

Russia Makes Covering Military Corruption News Grounds for ‘Foreign Agent’ Status

A new list sets out information that could be used to threaten state security.
opinion Mark Galeotti

Kremlin Looks to Establish a ‘Techno-Authoritarian’ Power Vertical 2.0

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has the ambition to manage Russia and sees the country's future in a smoothly-operating government machine.
Letter from prison

Jailed Navalny Calls on West to 'Take Action' on Global Corruption

"No money, no soldiers" are needed to implement these measures, he said, "only political will."
COMBINED INCOME

Russian State TV Host Couple Owns $4 Million in Moscow Real Estate, Navalny’s Allies Claim

The outlawed Anti-Corruption Foundation published the investigation on YouTube.
nouveau riche

Russian Traffic Cop's Golden Toilet Steals the Show in Uncovered Police Bribe Scheme

Dozens of members of the Stavropol region's traffic police department have been apprehended following the scheme's uncovering.
privacy please

Russia Shields Fraud-Plagued Space Agency From Foreign Scrutiny

The FSB argues the information on Roscosmos' work — as well as its problems — can be used against Russia by foreign states and organizations.
aviation corruption

Russia Detains Senior S7 Airlines Staff for Selling Pilot Jobs – Reports

The pilots are accused of taking bribes in exchange for employing pilots of Russia’s first medium-haul Airbus A320neo planes.
Soldiering On

Navalny Team Vows to Fight on After 'Extremism' Ruling

The Anti-Corruption Foundation vowed to continue exposing corruption in Russia despite being branded as an extremist organization.
Tennis Scandal

Russian Player Detained Over Suspected Match-Fixing at French Open – Police Source

Suspicions were aroused because of abnormally high betting activity on the game registered in countries outside of France.
BACK POCKET

Corruption Convictions Fall to Lowest Level Since 2012

Prosecutions for large-scale bribery surge, while petty corruption charges decline.
opinion Mark Galeotti

The Problem Facing Today’s Corrupt Officials and Soviet Black Marketeers: What to Do With the Cash?

Unable to bank their ill-gotten gains, today’s corrupt officials find themselves in the same circumstances as the tsekhoviki, the magnates of the late...
embattled official

Russia Charges Governor, Pharma Exec in Major Bribery Case

Ivan Belozertsev is accused of accepting over 31 million rubles ($415,245) in exchange for lobbying a pharmaceutical group's interests.
all in the family

Putin’s Cousin Forms New ‘Russia Without Corruption’ Party

Roman Putin's new party reportedly plans to run in the 2021 State Duma elections.
duplicitous dumplings

Siberian Ex-Police Chief Convicted for Khinkali Bribes

Corruption comes in many flavors.
Offshore politics

Abramovich Bought ‘Secret Stakes’ in Chelsea’s Rival Players – BBC

The FinCEN Files revealed that the billionaire's Virgin Islands offshore bought rights to players on rival teams.
the fincen files

Putin Allies Moved ‘Millions’ in Murky Deals, Massive Leak Says

Oleg Deripaska, Arkady Rotenberg, Alisher Usmanov and Alexei Mordashov are among those named in the investigation.
ELITE APARTMENTS

Investigation: Russian Elites’ Connections to Bulgaria’s Largest ‘Crime Group’

Russian defense figures bought luxury apartments in a Black Sea resort controlled by an outfit named one of the country’s largest crime syndicates.
fraud allegations

Russian Deputy Energy Minister Arrested for Alleged Corruption

Anatoly Tikhonov is accused of misusing public funds worth around $7.9 million.
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