Charges of fraud against NCBiR and PARP
Officers of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau, acting on the order of a Prosecutor from the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Szczecin, detained five men — businessmen cooperating in the commission of crimes involving causing a detrimental disposal of assets intended for financing EU-funded projects managed by the NCBR and PARP. The investigation is supervised by the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Szczecin.
On 18 March 2026, officers of the Regional Office of the CBA in Szczecin, acting on the prosecutor’s order, detained five men — entrepreneurs who acted jointly and in agreement. Their objective was to commit crimes by causing NCBR, which administers public funds from the European Union, to make disadvantageous decisions regarding the allocation of funds intended for project financing. The suspects submitted applications for project funding in which they inflated the value of services provided by cooperating entities, including advisory services. The activities were carried out in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. During the operation, documentation and data storage devices used by the suspects were secured.
As a result of the criminal scheme, NCBR suffered damages amounting to PLN 3.2 million.
Charges and Preventive Measures
The detainees were brought to the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Szczecin, where they were charged with fraud causing significant financial damage to NCBR, issuing invoices certifying untruths with total amounts exceeding a significant value, unreliable bookkeeping, submitting false statements regarding the use of grant funds in accordance with their intended purpose, and money laundering — offenses committed to the detriment of the National Centre for Research and Development.
Preventive measures imposed on the suspects include bail in the total amount of PLN 360,000, police supervision combined with a ban on contacting other suspects and certain individuals, and a ban on leaving the country.
The Case Is Ongoing
So far, a total of 14 operations have been carried out as part of the preparatory proceedings. In the entire investigation, the prosecutor has brought 216 charges against 40 individuals.
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