The Prosecutor’s Office files an indictment
The Prosecutor of the Silesian Branch of the Department of Organised Crime and Corruption of the National Prosecutor’s Office in Katowice filed an indictment against Adam G. and five other persons to the District Court in Wodzisław Śląski on August 21st 2024. The case concerns the receiving of financial benefits by the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Energy and the giving of these benefits.
CBA’s actions in 2023
In December 2023, officers of the Regional Office of the CBA in Katowice detained a former deputy minister and member of the Polish Sejm, Adam G., and an entrepreneur, Jarosław K., in connection with an investigation concerning the acceptance of financial benefits by a person holding a public function.
Financial benefit amounting for more than PLN 170,000
Adam G. was accused of having accepted a financial benefit in the total amount of PLN 171,674.43 in 2019, while holding the public position of Secretary of State at the Ministry of Energy. From an entrepreneur from Katowice, involved in the staging of artistic performances. The benefit was transferred through an intermediary, being an entrepreneur operating in the field of marketing, advertising and PR.
The accepted benefit was entirely used for expenses related to the election campaign of Adam G. for the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and his wife Ewa G. – for the Senat of the Republic of Poland in 2019.
Aiding and abetting, fraudulent invoices
The other defendants face charges of aiding and abetting the giving and receiving of a financial benefit by Adam G, as well as issuing fraudulent VAT invoices that provided a formal title for the transfer of the financial benefit and the use of these invoices.
Preventive Measures Applied
At the request of the Prosecutor, Adam G. was temporarily arrested by a decision of the District Court Katowice-Wschód. The remaining defendants are released pending trial. The Prosecutor applied property sureties and Police supervision to them.
Adam G. and the other persons involved in the granting of the financial benefit may face a prison sentence of up to 8 years.
CBA Press Team
