16:59, 21 July 2026

The Investigative Committee has published details of the case against the former mayor of Kaspiysk.

The former head of Kaspiysk is suspected of receiving a bribe in the form of five apartments worth over 18 million rubles, investigators reported.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on July 20, law enforcement officers detained in Dagestan the former head of Kaspiysk, Boris Gontzov, in connection with the bribery case.

Boris Gontzov became the head of Kaspiysk in November 2020, shortly after Sergey Melikov was appointed acting head of Dagestan, and was considered part of Melikov's team. He left the position of his own accord shortly after Melikov's departure, in early June 2026, notes the Telegram channel "Ask Rasul".

The former head of Kaspiysk, suspected of large-scale bribery, received an illegal reward from a developer for the commissioning of an apartment building constructed in violation of regulations. Before the criminal case was initiated, the official was under operational development by the anti-corruption department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the republican FSB.

According to the investigation, in April-May 2023, the head of Kaspiysk received a bribe in the form of five apartments with a total market value of over 18 million rubles from the director of a commercial organization. The apartments were registered in the names of the official's trusted persons, the Investigative Committee of Dagestan reported today.

To receive the illegal reward, the mayor conspired with the head of the municipal control department of the city administration. The developer of the apartment building, constructed in violation of regulations, received permission to commission the building with the assistance of the head, according to the publication of the official Telegram channel of the agency.

The article on receiving a bribe on a large scale (part 6 of article 290 of the Criminal Code of Russia) provides for imprisonment for a term of eight to fifteen years. Investigators noted that criminal cases have also been initiated against the head of the municipal control department and the director of the commercial organization.

According to the official declaration published on the "Declarations of Russia" website, Gontzov, with an annual income of 2.1 million rubles, purchased a new Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 in 2021. Such a 2020 model car is currently offered at a price ranging from 3.75 to 4.5 million rubles, considering mileage; the price of a new one in 2020 started at 6.8 million rubles, according to data from the Drom.ru website.

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/425105