{
  "id": 14668791,
  "title": "Moscow Court Places Prominent Economist Under House Arrest in Bribery Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/moscow-court-places-prominent-economist-under-house-arrest-in-bribery",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T10:08:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Moscow Times",
    "slug": "the-moscow-times",
    "url": "https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/15/moscow-court-places-prominent-economist-under-house-arrest-in-bribery-case-a93983"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A prominent Russian economist, Sergei Sinelnikov-Murylev, has been placed under house arrest by a Moscow court in connection with a bribery case, according to the RBC news outlet. The 66-year-old Sinelnikov-Murylev, a senior researcher at the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy and former president of the Russian Academy of Foreign Trade, is accused of receiving a large-scale bribe. If convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison. The judge granted the request for house arrest for a period of two months. This is Sinelnikov-Murylev's second criminal prosecution in recent years, having been convicted in March 2025 of large-scale embezzlement and abuse of power, receiving a suspended five and a half year sentence. The case details, including the specific bribe amount and involved parties, have not been disclosed.",
  "summary": "This is Sinelniov-Murylev’s second criminal prosecution in recent years. In March 2025, he was convicted of large-scale embezzlement and abuse of power.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russian economist Sergei Sinelnikov-Murylev placed under house arrest",
    "Accused of receiving large-scale bribe, faces up to 15 years in prison",
    "Second criminal prosecution in recent years for embezzlement and abuse of power"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}