Urals teen gives scammers 8 million rublesAn 18-year-old from Bogdanovich, Sverdlovsk Region, handed over 8 million rubles ($80,000 at current rates) to telephone scammers who pretended to be federal agents and threatened him with treason charges unless he «declared» his family’s savings.
Ryazan Police Sum Up Raid ResultsOver the weekend, police in Ryazan and the region conducted preventive operations, identifying 24 migration violations, detaining five wanted individuals, and seizing over 100 liters of alcohol.
Woman loses 1.7 million rubles to scam courierA 55-year-old Novomoskovsk woman fell victim to scammers who, after days of psychological pressure, convinced her to hand over 1.7 million rubles to a courier.
Ex-official gets 12.5 years for cannabis in containersA court in Yekaterinburg has sentenced former MinAPK department head Igor Krupsky and his accomplices. They had organized a drug laboratory in sea containers in the Beloyarsky district.
Recidivist jailed for stealing brother's laptopA 38-year-old previously convicted man was sentenced to 1 year and 9 months in a strict-regime colony for stealing his brother's laptop worth about 60,000 rubles ($667).
Ex-Official Given 12.5 Years for Cannabis in ContainersA former agriculture ministry official in Yekaterinburg was sentenced to 12.5 years in a strict-regime colony for organizing cannabis cultivation in shipping containers. One accomplice received 12 years.
Released Killer Tells of Slaying Brother's FamilyA man who killed his brother, sister-in-law, and their five-year-old son in Yekaterinburg over a housing dispute has been released from a psychiatric hospital and speaks about his crime for the first time.
Contractor Director Arrested for 37M Ruble EmbezzlementThe director general of a contractor has been arrested on suspicion of fraud involving 37.6 million rubles (approximately $417,800 at current rates) in the reconstruction of tram depots in Nizhny Novgorod.
Yakutsk Man Who Stabbed Partner Seeks to Join SMOA man who stabbed his partner in broad daylight in Yakutsk's 203rd microdistrict expressed a desire to join the special military operation (SMO) zone during a court hearing on July 6.
Contractor embezzled 37 million rubles, CEO arrestedPolice have opened a fraud case involving more than 37 million rubles during tram depot reconstruction in Nizhny Novgorod, resulting in the arrest of a construction company CEO.
Flooding of maternity hospital leads to criminal caseIn Kamensk-Uralsky, investigators have opened a criminal case for negligence after heavy rains flooded the perinatal center. The city was submerged, with residents moving around on paddleboards and boats.
Criminal Case Over Maternity Ward Flood; City UnderwaterInvestigators in Kamensk-Uralsky have opened a criminal case for negligence after the perinatal center was flooded by heavy rains on 18 July, turning streets into rivers.
Meshalkin Clinic Executives Face CourtThe former top managers of the Meshalkin Clinic will soon be transferred from Moscow to Novosibirsk as their criminal case reaches court.
We'll Help You: How Scammers Overpower Their VictimsAccording to clinical psychologist Konstantin Nebytov, psychological manipulation by scammers is primarily based on the fear response, which shuts off common sense and makes a person dangerously suggestible.
«We Will Help You»: Scammers' ManipulationClinical psychologist Konstantin Nebytov says scammers use fear to suppress victims' will, citing the «Officer Scott» incidents in the US as an example.
Nizhny Novgorod MinGrad official faces bribery trialThe Investigative Committee has completed its investigation into the criminal case against former Nizhny Novgorod MinGrad official Anastasia Ivanova, accused of accepting a 500,000-ruble bribe ($5,600 at current rates).
Driver remanded after fatal Kolyvan crashA 33-year-old man fled the scene after hitting and killing a 75-year-old woman while driving drunk without a license in the work settlement of Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Oblast.
Tula Region Convicts Five for Illegal MigrationIn the Tula region, five individuals were convicted for organizing illegal migration, receiving sentences of up to 2.5 years in prison, the regional prosecutor's office said.
Ex-Mayor of Troitsk Faces 15 Years for BribesThe state prosecutor has requested a 15-year prison term for ex-Mayor of Troitsk Alexander Vinogradov on bribery charges, along with a 10 million ruble ($111,000) fine and confiscation of property.
Kireyevsk Man Sentenced for Child Support DebtA 44-year-old resident of Kireyevsk (Tula Oblast, Russia) was sentenced to six months of mandatory labor for failing to pay child support for five years, accumulating a debt of over 1.8 million rubles ($20,000).
