Mobile Game Project and Losses of PLN 3 Million
Officers of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau have detained two individuals in connection with an investigation into causing the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) to dispose of property of significant value to its detriment. The case involves fictitious employment and unreliable information concerning the implementation of a project worth over PLN 6 million. The estimated damage amounts to more than PLN 3 million.
On 2 February 2026, officers of the Regional Office of the CBA in Rzeszów detained the CEO of a company that had received NCBR funding for a project involving a mobile game for learning English in a virtual environment.
The company’s CEO is suspected of causing unfavorable disposal of property. Another person, alleged to have assisted the CEO in the criminal activity, was also detained. The operations were carried out in the Łódź Voivodeship. Officers secured data storage devices and documentation. The investigation is being conducted under the supervision of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw.
Fictitious Contracts and Money Laundering
CBA officers are conducting preparatory proceedings concerning causing the NCBR to dispose of property of significant value to its detriment, in connection with the disbursement of funding to a company based in Białystok operating in the EdTech sector. According to the findings, the company’s CEO, acting with the intent to obtain funding and submitting unreliable documentation, misled NCBR employees as to the company’s actual capacity to implement a project involving a substantial improvement of a mobile game for learning English.
The collected evidence indicates that the project’s implementation was merely apparent. As part of the criminal scheme, the company entered into fictitious mandate contracts with individuals. These contracts did not reflect actual work performed but were intended to create formal grounds for reporting costs and confirming the implementation of the project objectives covered by the funding.
Charges and Preventive Measures
The detained individuals were brought to the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw. The prosecutor presented charges and applied non-custodial preventive measures in the form of financial bail, police supervision, and a ban on contacting specified persons.
The Investigation is Ongoing
Further detentions cannot be ruled out.
CBA Press Team
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