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Articles with tag "Corruption"

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.
new chapter

Kremlin Critic Navalny Dissolves Anti-Corruption Foundation After ‘Putin’s Chef’ Lawsuit

The foundation will continue its anti-corruption investigations under a different legal name, Navalny said.
magic trick

Disappearing Ink Sparks Corruption Allegations Against Moscow Officials

A Moscow lawmaker said officials use disappearing ink to raise prices on contracts and secretly pocket the difference.
'garbage kings'

Putin’s Inner Circle Corners $30Bln Garbage Reform Market – Report

Russians will reportedly pay $28.7 billion for waste disposal between the next 10 to 15 years.
pay to play

Russia Bribed FIFA to Host World Cup, U.S. Says

FIFA officials received millions of dollars to vote for Russia to host the 2018 World Cup, the U.S. Justice Department said.
HOSPITAL FOOD

‘Putin's Chef' Wins $190K Catering Contract for Coronavirus Patients

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s AVK will supply ready meals to the Kommunarka hospital.
take it down

Kremlin Critic Faces Jail for Medvedev Bribery Investigation

Ivan Zhdanov has been indicted for failing to delete a 2017 video implicating then-Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in illicit property deals.
Hidden properties

Russian PM Mishustin and Family Own $45M in Moscow Real Estate – Navalny

The former tax chief's unexpected promotion to high office has led to a series of investigations into his family’s property ownership.
Seagull Departs

Russian Prosecutor General Chaika to Leave Post

Putin proposed that the Federation Council appoint Igor Krasnov, deputy head of the Investigative Committee as the new prosecutor general.
HAMMER AND SAW

Kremlin Critic Navalny’s Front Door Has Had a Tough Year

Frequent raids on the offices of the Anti-Corruption Foundation have taught the team coping and carpentry skills.
opinion Leonid Bershidsky

Russian Artist Puts $150,000 Banana to Shame

This plaque from a bench in New York City's Central Park is art as political protest, tabloid journalism and charity all rolled into one.
first class

$43M Jet Linked to Russian Church Leader, Kremlin Officials

The jet was registered with the same offshore that operates jets allegedly flown by the prime minister's wife and a state banker's alleged partner.
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