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There are 34 item(s) tagged with the keyword "corruption".

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1. More War, More Debts, More Money

The microfinance company tied to President Vladimir Putin’s ex-wife increased its profits by 66% in 2022.

Tags: corruption, russia file, putin, war in ukraine, economy
2. "Transparency" Is Undesirable

The Russian Prosecutor General’s office declared the anti-corruption NGO Transparency International an "undesirable" organization.

Tags: corruption, law, NGOs, dissent
3. Keep Your Taxes to Yourself

The Russian parliament passed a bill that allows legislators to not disclose their tax returns to the public.
 

Tags: law, corruption, state duma, taxes
4. Not in the Job Description

The director of a nature reserve near Novosibirsk has been arrested for illegally hunting inside his park.

Tags: environment, nature, hunting, corruption
5. Money Laundering, in a Sense

A colonel in the Russian army is facing house arrest for two months for taking a washing machine as a bribe.

Tags: military, law, bribery, corruption, war in ukraine
6. Dentist Kadyrov

Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov isn't a dentist. But that didn't stop him from being awarded the Russian Order of Merit for Dentistry.

Tags: corruption, chechnya, kadyrov
7. Summer Fun at a Russian Prison

Penal Colony No. 7 in Bashkiria is in the market for a "towed water banana." Exactly why is anyone's guess.

Tags: watersports, prison, corruption
8. Subversion Subverted

Putin's attempt to undermine Ukraine backfired ... due to corruption.

Tags: war in ukraine, government, corruption, putin
9. Nepotism Takes to the Ice

The son of one of Putin's buddies was recently named the head of a professional hockey team, with no previous experience.

Tags: television, putin, corruption, hockey
10. We're in Your Camp! Just Kidding

A deputy from Russia’s Rostov Region, who lives in a home with décor that rivals a tsar’s, is suspected of making some of his money stealing from poor kids. Oh my.

Tags: disadvantaged youth, corruption, recreation, camps, camp, youth, government, rostov, embezzlement

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