Russian police detain official over $300mln embezzlement December 25, 2012 - 16:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Police have detained a former director of the Federal Property Management Agency for the Moscow region on suspicion of involvement in the embezzlement of state property worth more than 10 billion rubles (about $300 million), the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday, Dec 25, without naming the suspect. According to RIA Novosti, the case involves the illegal seizure and sell-off of over 100 state-owned real estate properties. Other suspects in the case include bank officials, arbitration court representatives, state property managers, and commercial company representatives. The criminals used a sophisticated multistage scheme to take control of a state firm, bring in its own managers, bankrupt the company, take it over and then sell it, the ministry said.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
