In the CBD, the director of an agricultural company and an entrepreneur are suspected of fraud with subsidies for 8.6 million rubles

In Kabardino-Balkaria revealed theft of budget funds. The suspects are the director of an agricultural company and an individual entrepreneur. This was reported in the Republican interior Ministry.

According to the investigation, in March 2025, the 37-year-old entrepreneur applied for a subsidy for planting perennial plants and producing fruit and berry products. In the documents, he indicated that the director of the LLC supplied him with 13,360 apple seedlings and leased 80 hectares. On the basis of these papers, the company transferred more than 8.6 million rubles.

Law enforcement officers found out that the seedlings were not actually supplied, and an apple orchard was already growing on the site. The money was stolen and spent at their discretion. A criminal case has been opened.