CENTRAL ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU always in the interest of Poland 10 million extorted subsidies. The CBA detained two men - News -

The officers of the Regional Office of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau in Katowice have detained two men extorting co-financing from the European Union in the form of subsidies under the Innovative Economy Operational Program 2007-2013.

The detainees were linked to an IT company from Katowice in connection with the implementation of two Internet construction projects. In the course of the investigation, it has been established that the men operated in the period from 2013 to 2015.

The criminal practice consisted in submitting untruthful and untrustworthy documents and statements in order to achieve material benefits and obtain funding for the project of building broadband Internet access in 21 cities in the Łęczyca poviat and 8 cities in the Żywiec poviat. The men will be charged with assistance in extorting funds in the amount of over PLN 10 million from a co-financing obtained through the Program Implementing Authority (current name: Digital Poland Project Center), attesting untruth in accounting documentation, and money laundering.