Overview
- Former Ivanovo mayor and ex–regional deputy chair Aleksandr Shabotinsky was detained on suspicion of abuse of office tied to more than 30 contracts worth over 500 million rubles from 2020 to 2024, with a custody ruling pending.
- Investigators completed the case against Vladimir region deputy Nikolay Malyshev, sending 18 counts including forced labor, kidnapping and arson to court, with alleged damages of about 7 million rubles and several of his vehicles under arrest.
- Moscow prosecutors reported more than 14 billion rubles in assets frozen over nine months in corruption cases, over 2,900 such crimes registered, and five civil suits filed to reclaim 574 million rubles from former officials.
- A Novosibirsk court ordered the confiscation of assets exceeding 300 million rubles from ex–Rosprirodnadzor regional chief Andrey Frolov, including vehicles, real estate and stakes in a company, though the ruling has not yet taken legal effect.
- Investigative Committee head Aleksandr Bastrykin opened a bribery case against Novgorod district judge Denis Nikolaev over an alleged 500,000‑ruble payment, with the judge’s powers terminated early.