PLN 2.5 million extorted in grants. CBA’s detentions
Three individuals have been detained by the CBA in connection with a new investigation into the extortion of EU grants.
The officers of the Regional Office of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau in Poznań and the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Poznań have been conducting an investigation into a disadvantageous disposal of property in connection with the execution of projects supported by the European Social Fund under the 2014-2020 Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development.
In connection with this case, the CBA officers have detained three individuals – a beneficiary, an assistant and a contractor of one of the EU-supported projects, supervised by the Regional Labour Office in Poznań, as an Intermediary Institution.
At the same time, the CBA officers searched the detainees’ places of residence and work, during which they secured documentation for further analysis. Additionally, they carried out a temporary seizure of property worth at least PLN 150 thousand.
The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Poznań charged the detainees with disadvantageous disposal of property of significant value in the amount of almost PLN 2.5 million, and using fraudulent documents which attested an untruth. The prosecutor applied non-custodial preventive measures against the detainees.
The investigators do not rule out further detentions.
Public Relations Division of the CBA
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