Former head of the Karachay-Cherkessia government accused of organizing a criminal community

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The case of former head of the government of Karachay-Cherkessia Vladimir Kayshev, who is accused of organizing and leading a criminal community, which also included his brother, has been transferred to the court in Stavropol Krai for consideration.

The case of former head of the government of Karachay-Cherkessia Vladimir Kayshev, who is accused of organizing and leading a criminal community, has been transferred to the Mineralovodsky Court of Stavropol Krai for consideration.

His brother Yuri Kayshev, as well as former head of the Pyatigorsk Dairy Plant Konstantin Sukharev and former director of the Department of Social and Economic Development are also involved in the case. North Caucasus Federal District, Ministry of Economic Development Igor Khranovsky, the press service of the Stavropol Territory Prosecutor's Office reported on August 5 in its official community on the social network "VKontakte".

The indictment in the case was approved by the Prosecutor of the Stavropol Territory Yuri Nemkin. Depending on their role and degree of participation, the defendants are accused of organizing and leading a criminal community (Part 3 of Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), theft committed by an organized group on an especially large scale (Part 4 of Article 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), fraud (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), extortion (Part 3 of Article 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), abuse of office (Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

The investigation believes that Vladimir Kaishev headed a number of large agro-industrial enterprises in the Stavropol Territory. In order to expand the business, in 2015, he and his brother illegally acquired ownership of agricultural land worth more than two million rubles. In 2016, the defendants illegally connected the buildings of a sanatorium controlled by Vladimir Kayshev to gas supply networks, and about two million cubic meters of natural gas worth more than 142 million rubles were stolen.

The investigation also claims that Vladimir Kayshev and Igor Khranovsky extorted 50% of the company's shares from the head of one of the mineral water bottling plants, worth more than 1.1 billion rubles. Kayshev, in particular, threatened to use violence against a representative of the company and, through Khranovsky, put pressure on him with the help of regulatory authorities. In addition, access roads to the plant were effectively blocked.

The investigation also believes that Kayshev and the director of the sanatorium under his control entered into contracts with one of the enterprises for the provision of sanatorium and resort services, but did not fully fulfill their obligations, as a result of which the enterprise suffered damages of more than 27 million rubles.

Kayshev and Sukharev, in addition, embezzled budget funds in the amount of about 3.3 million rubles when delivering counterfeit dairy products to state institutions of the region. Khranovsky extorted five million rubles from an entrepreneur from Ingushetia so as not to interfere with his activities. In addition, he exceeded his authority by illegally depriving one of the region's enterprises of a license to extract mineral water.

The Nikulinsky Court of Moscow is currently also considering a civil claim by the Prosecutor General's Office to seize state property for violation of anti-corruption legislation, filed against Vladimir Kayshev, his ex-wife Nuret, Yuri Kayshev, his daughter Elena, Pontos Plaza LLC and his niece Irina Leonova, who heads it, as well as Artem Machulsky, the development director of the Upro Group management company. The assets in question are: Pyatigorsk Dairy Plant, Elizaveta Mineralnye Vody LLC, Nasib LLC (manages the Pyatigorsk hippodrome), 40% of the G.V. Kaishev Village agricultural firm, 35 non-residential premises and structures, 67 land plots, residential buildings in the Moscow Region and Stavropol Krai, apartments and cars. The value of all assets is estimated at almost 42 billion rubles, Kommersant writes.

Kavkazsky Uzel does not yet have comments from Vladimir Kaishev and other defendants in the case regarding the charges brought against him.

Kavkazsky Uzel previously wrote that Igor Khranovsky was detained in March 2024 on suspicion of embezzlement of budget funds. Since 2021, he has headed the Ministry of Economic Development's Department for Social and Economic Development of the North Caucasus Federal District. On November 28, 2024, it became known that the court confiscated Khranovsky's estate in Odintsovo and seven expensive cars.