Volga-Credit Bank Officially Liquidated After Nearly 12 YearsThe official liquidation of Samara-based Volga-Credit Bank (VKB) has been completed, ending a nearly 12-year process that began with a 1.5 billion ruble fraud scandal, the Deposit Insurance Agency announced.
Ex-Minister Beglov and Surgeon: New Detention in KuzbassLaw enforcement reported a new arrest in a bribery case involving former Kuzbass health minister Dmitry Beglov and a surgeon, with the accused businessman facing a lengthy prison term.
Official punished for illegally raising his salary sevenfoldA municipal enterprise director in the Arkhangelsk region was found guilty of corruption for embezzling over 700,000 rubles (about $7,800 at current rates) after increasing his own pay sevenfold without authorization.
Man kills common-law wife by firing shotgun through wallA domestic dispute in Russia's Samara Region ended with a man shooting his common-law wife through a wall. The 43-year-old was sentenced to seven years in a strict-regime penal colony.
Could Missing Krasnoyarsk Teen Be Scam Victim?A 14-year-old boy who went missing in Serebryany Bor may have fallen under the influence of scammers, law enforcement says. A ransom of 30 million rubles (about $333,300 at current rates) has been demanded for his return.
Orsk man gets prison for robbery after five-day bingeA court in Orsk has sentenced a 36-year-old local man to three years in a penal colony for robbing a store while threatening the cashier with a knife. The defendant claimed he could not remember the crime because he had been drinking for five days straight.
