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.
Lyubov Vizenkina's 25-Year Fight to Overturn Murder ConvictionLyubov Vizenkina served 7.5 years in prison for a murder she insists was committed by her ex-partner. For over 20 years, she has been seeking justice, claiming her confession was coerced.
German Ex-Nurse Suspected in Over 100 MurdersA former German nurse already serving a life sentence for multiple murders is now suspected of killing over 100 additional people, according to prosecutors.
Siberian Woman Fights for Justice After House ArsonA woman from a Novosibirsk settlement has spent six months trying to get police to find who set her house on fire. A security camera captured the arsonist, and the homeowner suspects a neighbor.
