On the Issue of a Public Corporation as a Form of a Non-Profit Organization

The article offers the author’s vision of such a form of non-profit organization as a state corporation with a special legal status. As a result of the analysis, the author comes to the conclusion that it is permissible to recognize a state corporation as an independent subject of civil law relations, since state corporations combine the characteristics of both a legal entity, in particular, the autonomy of property, independent liability for obligations, etc., and the institution of the state, endowed with authority. The analysis of the federal legislation allowed the author to say that a special legal regime applies to modern Russian state-owned corporations, which provides for their exemption from certain duties and granting certain rights and powers. In this regard, the question is raised about the development of recommendations for improving legislation in the field under study by excluding Article 7.1 from the Federal Law, January, 12 № 7-FZ “On Non-Profit Organizations”, and introducing its content into the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, adding it to Article 124.1 “State Corporation”.

Crimes in the Economic Sphere Related to the Illegal Formation of a Legal Entity through Dummies, as well as the Illegal Use of Documents

The article reveals the issues of creating fictitious organizations through which various banking and financial transactions are subsequently carried out. Schemes of committing crimes classified under Articles 170.1, 173.1, 173.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are given, statistics on the commission of these crimes are given, recommendations are given on their differentiation.

Forecasting Income Receipts Administered by the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia to the Budgets of the Budgetary System of the Russian Federation from the Point of View of Economic Security

The article considers the existing procedure for forecasting revenue receipts administered by the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia to the budgets of the budget system of the Russian Federation from the point of view of economic security. It is noted that the formation of federal state institutions, in fact, led to the deprivation of the right to independently manage their own financial flows arising within the framework of their economic activities. Therefore, all income received by institutions and bodies of the penal system of the Russian Federation from the production of products, performance of works and provision of services should be planned and transferred to the budget. This, in turn, indicates the relevance of the formation of a unified approach to forecasting budget revenues of the budget system of the Russian Federation for items administered by the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, in connection with which the corresponding methodology has been approved. As a recommendation for calculating the forecast values, it is proposed to additionally use the extrapolation method.

"Coronavirus" Economic Crime in Russia: Status, Tendency and Fighting Measures

Despite the numerous restrictions caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and the crisis, the problem of economic crime has not lost its relevance. Two-thirds of the crimes committed are classified as serious, and the material damage caused by them amounts to hundreds of billions of rubles. Taking advantage of the increased demand for medical products and equipment, fraudsters have become noticeably more active, and hackers have moved a significant number of company employees to work remotely. Changes in procurement legislation have led to the emergence of new anticompetitive and corruption manifestations. The number of foreign economic crimes related to the smuggling of strategically important goods and resources remains stably high. To minimize criminal threats and mitigate their negative consequences, it is necessary to implement a whole range of organizational and legal measures, the list of which is formulated in this article.

Legal Terminology in the Field of Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Technology

The development of artificial intelligence and robotics technologies around the world is happening at a fairly rapid pace. The emergence of high-tech solutions and innovations entails the formation of legal terminology for breakthrough technologies. Among the most common terms today, it should be noted such categories as “artificial intelligence” and “robotics”, which are undoubtedly becoming the subject of legal regulation of relations in the field of end-to-end digital technologies.

On Ensuring the Protection of the Rights and Legitimate Interests of Persons Engaged in Entrepreneurial Activity from Criminal Encroachments

In the article, against the background of the implementation of the state policy to reduce undue pressure on business from law enforcement agencies, a set of measures taken by the Internal Affairs bodies and their divisions of economic security and anticorruption, to protect the property and economic interests of bona fide entrepreneurs from criminal encroachments is considered. The creation of a special structure of the ANO “Platform for Working with Entrepreneurs Appeals” leaves its mark on the daily operational and official activities of law enforcement agencies to take timely measures on entrepreneurs appeals. The paper presents the author’s classification of measures to combat economic and corruption crimes committed in the field of entrepreneurship.

On Some Issues of Countering the Falsification of Financial Accounting Documents and Reporting of a Financial Organization

This article discusses the severity of the problem of falsification of financial accounting documents and financial statements of a financial organization. Particular attention is paid to the criminal methods of such behavior. The significance and main directions of countering this criminal behavior are determined, first of all, through the organization of various forms of control. At the same time, the features of those forms that are implemented within the framework of individual specific organizations and enterprises are revealed.

Fraud in the Field of Entrepreneurship: Theory, Practice, Problems

The authors analyzed the provisions of Part 5–7 of the Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for compliance with the criminal law principles of justice and equality before the law. The signs by which it is necessary to distinguish the considered type of fraud from civil tort and related offenses are given. Particular attention is paid to the subject of the crime in question and the victim, which can only be individual entrepreneurs and representatives of commercial organizations. Among related crimes, simple fraud (parts 1–4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), fraud in the field of lending (Art. 1591) and abuse of power (Art. 201) are highlighted. It is concluded that it is necessary to establish, first of all, the subjective signs of crimes, which to a greater extent allow to distinguish the adjacent elements of the indicated crimes from each other.

Coercion or Extortion? (On the Problems of Delimiting Articles 179 and 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation)

The article discusses the issues of distinguishing two types of crimes: extortion (Article 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and coercion to complete a transaction or to refuse to complete it (Article 179 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), the objective parties of which have a certain similarity, which gives rise to problems of qualification to take possession of the right to someone else’s property or commit other property actions. The practice of applying the norms in question is analyzed, the author points out the qualification errors in this kind of criminal cases, both at the stage of preliminary investigation and judicial examination. It is proposed to give an appropriate explanation of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.

Embezzlement of Other People’s Property, Committed with the Use of Official Position, as a Corruption-Related Crime

This article deals with topical issues of legislative regulation and implementation of criminal liability for theft of other people’s property committed by persons using their official position. These stealing are investigated in the context of the phenomenon of corruption, while the common problems of the effectiveness of criminal law counteraction to the relevant acts are highlighted. In his work, the author refers to the current Russian and foreign criminal legislation on liability for stealing using official position, explanations of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, research of scientists concerning the issues under consideration, statistical information, formulates original proposals for improving the criminal legislation on liability for “official” stealing and the practice of its application.