CBA stops tenders’ setup
They developed a corruption practice, now they a’re in the hands of the CBA agents from Katowice. An organised criminal group, bid rigging, leading to an unfavourable disposition of State’s property, falsification of documents.
The Central Anti-Corruption Bureau has detained 9 persons acting in an organised criminal group. The suspects represented a number of companies. Their task was to organize bid rigging. As a result of such activities, several municipalities in Poland have been led to an unfavorable disposition of their finances.
In the course of the investigation, it has been determined that the detainees offered the administrators of the Panki, Herby and Opatów municipalities assistance in obtaining funds from the European Union in exchange for winning tenders for the so-called soft projects (training for schools and kindergartens). Criminal practices of persons detained by the CBA exposed local government officials to losses of up to nearly PLN 3 million.
The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Katowice will charge persons detained by the Regional Office of the CBA in Katowice with, among others: laundering of money derived from crime, falsification of documents, as well as acting to the detriment of several municipalities.
As a result of the proceedings, the agents of the CBA have searched the places of residence and have detained the perpetrators of the criminal practice. Documentation, data carriers and electronic copies were secured there, which will constitute evidence in the case.
The officers of the CBA in Katowice are still working on this investigation, further detentions are not ruled out.
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