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Khodorkovsky could face new charges of misappropriating Yukos assets
Former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev may soon face new charges over their handling of the oil company's affairs, according to a report Friday in the Russian newspaper Izvestia. Russian investigators ar (More) |
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Khodorkovsky verdict delayed until May 16
A Russian court Wednesday postponed until May 16 a scheduled verdict in the controversial tax fraud prosecution of oil magnate and former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky . The postponement was announced by a simple notice on a Moscow courthouse door (More) |
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Putin praises rule of law in State of the Nation address
Russian president Vladimir Putin stressed the need for a law-based society in his annual State of the Nation address on Monday, and encouraging investors to keep their money in Russia. "Tax authorities have no rights to terrorize business,&quo (More) |
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Rice calls for Russia to improve democratic development
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that Russian needs to increase its democratic development in order for the US-Russia relationship to deepen. In an interview with Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy, Rice said that there needs to (More) |
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Yukos state prosecutor gets new five-year term
Russian prosecutor general Vladimir Ustinov has won a new term in office. Ustinov has recently led the Russian government's legal charge against businessmen Vladimir Gusinsky , Boris Berezovsky and former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky [BBC p (More) |
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Khodorkovsky court adjourns, verdict due April 27
A Moscow court adjourned Monday to begin consideration in the criminal case against former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky on charges of embezzlement and tax evasion. Defense counsel finished its defense Friday , alleging that the charges against (More) |
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Lawyers for ex-Yukos CEO wrap up fraud defense
Lawyers for Mikhail Khodorkovsky , the former CEO of Yukos , concluded their defense of the oil magnate Friday before the three judge panel that has heard the trial for the past 10 months. Khodorkovsky , once Russia's richest man, has been fend (More) |
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Defense team in Khodorkovsky case delivers summation
The defense team for Mikhail Khodorkovsky delivered its summation Tuesday, arguing that the state had failed to prove that the former CEO of oil giant Yukos had committed any crime. "This is a complete vacuum and in this vacuum we must defen (More) |
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Corporations and securities brief ~ AIG admits to improper accounting
Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced it will delay its SEC filing of its quarterly results and also that it had found documentation of illegal transactions with General Re C (More) |
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Russian prosecutors call for maximum sentence against Khodorkovsky
After resting their case, Russian prosecutors Tuesday asked a Russian trial court to convict ex-Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky of tax and fraud charges, and asked that he receive the maximum 10 year sentence. Khodorkovsky has been the target of a (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
