The former president of the Kyzylzhar football club, Grigory Loria, has been placed on the wanted list in Kazakhstan. He is suspected of embezzlement or misappropriation of entrusted property, as well as tax evasion.
HOW THE WANTED NOTICE WAS REGISTERED
According to data from the portal of the legal statistics bodies of the Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan, the wanted case was registered on 7 November 2026 in the North Kazakhstan Region.
The initiating body was the Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA). The search for the club's former head is being conducted by the regional department of economic investigations.
WHAT GRIGORY LORIA IS SUSPECTED OF
According to preliminary information, Grigory Loria is suspected of embezzlement or misappropriation of entrusted property, as well as tax evasion.
The details of the criminal case and the amount of the alleged damage are not specified in the published materials.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT FINANCIAL VIOLATIONS AT THE CLUB
Grigory Loria headed the Kyzylzhar football club from 2014 to March 2024.
In 2024, information emerged about the detection of embezzlement of budget funds at the club. In one of the episodes, the team's accountant was held criminally liable.
At the same time, the source materials do not specify how this episode is connected to the current search for the club's former president.
WHO IS GRIGORY LORIA
The former head of Kyzylzhar is also the father of David Loria, a former goalkeeper of the Kazakhstan national team.
In June 2026, David Loria became the general director of the capital's Zhenis football club.
WHAT FINANCIAL VIOLATIONS WERE DETECTED AT THE CLUB
Earlier, the FBRK editorial team found that in 2024, FC Kyzylzhar received two budget contracts totalling 1.92 billion tenge. Both agreements were concluded by single-source procurement after failed tenders. However, a link between these contracts and the criminal case has not been officially confirmed.
Financial violations were also discussed during court proceedings with former head coach Ali Aliyev. As Hronika.kz reported, under Loria's leadership the coach's salary was 6.5 million tenge, and under a new contract it increased to 10 million tenge. At the same time, the club's arrears on taxes and social payments reached 337.3 million tenge.
In January 2026, the Petropavlovsk City Court sentenced former chief accountant Olga Zamelatskaya to 7 years and 6 months' imprisonment for embezzlement and misappropriation of entrusted property, as well as tax evasion. The court ordered her to pay 67.2 million tenge to the club and 287.2 million tenge to the State Revenue Department.
