Another suspect emerges in fake kidnapping of Krasnoyarsk teenInvestigators have detained a 22-year-old man from the Tyumen region as a new suspect in the staged abduction of a 14-year-old boy in Krasnoyarsk. He is believed to have acted as a courier in the fraud scheme.
Businessman's mistress detained for witness briberyThe live-in partner of businessman Andrey Shevnin has been detained on charges of bribery in the case of the murder of two teenagers. The court has imposed house arrest on her.
Yakutia Entrepreneur and Father on Trial for Enslaving MenThe Nyurba District Court has begun hearing a criminal case against an entrepreneur and his father, accused of keeping two men as slaves on their farm, with one victim tied to a cowshed stall.
Volgograd thugs' disfiguring assault case goes to courtA criminal case against three young men accused of brutally assaulting a man in a store near Volgograd has been sent to court. Police had halted their violent spree last May.
Kuzbass sauna owner admits guilt, court imposes restraintAlexey Dolgachev, the owner of a sauna in Kuzbass where five teenagers died in a fire, partially admitted his guilt in court on Monday, February 2. He said he found out about the tragedy from news reports while he was in Novosibirsk.
2.5-Year Sentence for 120M Ruble Cash-Out in TulaA criminal group in Tula has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for cashing out 120 million rubles and assisting in tax evasion over a seven-year period.
Two Criminals Detained for Murder of 94-Year-Old VeteranAuthorities in Chelyabinsk have detained two previously convicted men for the murder of a 94-year-old veteran. The victim was killed after refusing to lend them money, investigators said on February 2.
Court sentences Zabaykalye man to colony for bat assaultThe Mogochinsky District Court has imposed a two-year penal colony sentence on a local resident for grievously injuring a fellow villager with a bat during a drunken altercation after a phone quarrel.
Chelyabinsk doctor sentenced for fatal binge-drinking treatmentA 31-year-old narcologist was convicted for providing illegal medical services after a patient died following a treatment session. He was taken into custody in the courtroom immediately after the verdict.
Teenager plotted mass killing at Omsk region schoolA court in Russia's Omsk region has remanded a teenager in custody. He is accused of involvement with a terrorist organization and planning a school attack.
