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There are 37 item(s) tagged with the keyword "corruption".

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1. Nationalize It

Over the past two years, 180 private companies have been taken over by the Russian state.

Tags: corruption, government, war, economy
2. In Violation of Several HR Policies

A pair of Muscovites were caught trying to sell a fake government job.

Tags: scams, corruption, crime
3. $10,000 for a Fake Injury

Russian soldiers use bribes to buy vacations and the opportunity not to participate in assaults.

Tags: corruption, dissent, russia file, military, war
4. 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
5. "Transparency" Is Undesirable

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

Tags: corruption, law, NGOs, dissent
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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

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