Head of "Gazprom" Dagestani branch suspected of fraud

The managers of the territorial administration of the Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Pyatigorsk" in Dagestan are suspected of fraud amounting to more than 44 million roubles. This was reported by a representative of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in February, during the clarification of formation of multi-billion-rouble debt of the organization engaged in supply of gas to Dagestan, the searched were started at the company's office. The searches in the case of fraud took place at the "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Pyatigorsk".

According to the MIA's report, in the period starting from January 1, 2007, till October 31, 2012, the company's director, a citizen born in 1969, "a resident of the village of Karabudakhkent of the Karabudakhkent District, in collusion with managers, taking advantage of power, opened personal accounts on non-existent addresses to write off of debts and thus inflicted damage to the state in the amount of 44,650,000,930 roubles," states the report of the MIA of the Republic of Dagestan, published on its website.

The representative of the Dagestani MIA has clarified that the above report mentions the head of the territorial administration of the LLC "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Pyatigorsk" in Dagestan and the branch managers.

On May 13, Adilkhan Ganakaev was appointed to occupy the position of the Director of the branch of the LLC "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Pyatigorsk" in Dagestan. When asked about the reason for the dismissal of the previous head of the company, the representative of the company refused to comment. Besides, the branch did not explain who of directors was suspected of fraud, the RIA "Novosti" reports.