An employee of the social fund was convicted in Dagestan for bribery.

The court in Makhachkala sentenced the former deputy head of the department for controlling the appointment of social support measures for families with children at the Dagestan social fund to six years in prison. The former official was found guilty of receiving bribes.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", at the end of November 2025, the Kirov District Court of Makhachkala arrested four employees of the Russian Social Fund branch in the Republic of Dagestan, suspected of fraud involving over 49 million rubles.

The case of the social fund employee was considered by the Lenin District Court of Makhachkala. It was established that in 2023, the former official, together with others, received bribes totaling over 17 million rubles as part of a criminal community for providing false information in the subsystem for establishing and paying social protection measures, after which, based on this information, she made and signed illegal decisions on the appointment and payment of child benefits, reports "Interfax" today, citing the regional prosecutor's office.

The woman was found guilty of receiving a bribe and leading a structural unit that was part of a criminal community. Taking into account the pre-trial agreement concluded by the defendant, the court sentenced her to six years of imprisonment. The convicted person will serve her sentence in a general regime correctional colony.

In addition to imprisonment, she was fined 35 million rubles. For six years, the convicted person will not be able to hold positions in state and municipal service. The court also ordered the recovery of over 17 million rubles obtained illegally in favor of the state.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that on November 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of Dagestan sentenced seven defendants in the case of embezzlement of 170 million rubles from the state microfinance fund for small and medium-sized businesses to terms ranging from 6 to 17 years.