The Soviet District Court of Machakhal, upon the prosecution's…
The Soviet District Court of Machakhal, upon the prosecution's request, arrested former Kaspiysk mayor Boris Goncharov for one month and twenty-nine days on suspicion of bribery. According to the investigation version, from April to May 2023, the suspect received five apartments worth more than 18 million rubles from the director of a commercial organization as a bribe.
Consensus
- Boris Goncov was arrested on July 21, 2106, in connection with a corruption case.
- The arrest relates to receiving five apartments as a bribe from a commercial organization's director.
- The total value of the apartments exceeds 18 million rubles.
- Goncov allegedly acted in collusion with the head of the municipal control department.
- The bribe was intended to secure approval for the commissioning of a residential building constructed with violations.
- A criminal case was opened under Article 290, Part 6 of the Russian Criminal Code (bribery in especially large amount).
- Goncov served as mayor of Kaspiysk since 2020 and was re-elected in late 2025.
- He announced his early resignation in June 2026.
Points of divergence
- Goncov's apartments were transferred to relatives and trusted individuals to conceal the corruption scheme. — vm
- The head of the municipal control department at the time of publication was Gadijanbulatov. — vm
- Goncov served in Soviet and Russian military forces, including in Germany, internal troops, and on the North Caucasus; he also commanded units alongside future Dagestan head Sergey Melikov. — vm
- The case was based on materials provided by the UEBiPK and FSB departments of Dagestan. — kommersant
Coverage (5 sources)
- Former Mayor of Kaspysk Goncova Arrested on Bribery Charges Involving Five Apartments — Вести
- Court Arrests Former Kaspiysk Mayor Gonцов on Bribery Charges — Вечерняя Москва
- Former Mayor of Kaspysk Gonцова Arrested: Reason, Early Resignation, Link to Melikov — Вечерняя Москва
- Criminal case on a bribe filed against detained former mayor of Kaspysk — Коммерсантъ
- TASS: Former Mayor of Kaspysk Boris Goncharov Arrested — Коммерсантъ