A fraud suspect in the hands of the CBA
The officers of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau have detained a man suspected of extortion of about PLN 1.3 million. There may be as many as 30 people aggrieved in the case.
A few-month-long investigation, conducted jointly by the Regional Office of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau in Warsaw and the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Łódź, resulted in the detention of Dariusz P. The man is the owner a company operating in Warsaw. The evidence gathered shows that in the years 2018-2020, he offered several entrepreneurs to sell their goods in the network of petrol stations in exchange for the purchase of shares in his company. He presented his offer to future contractors as a person related to a fuel and energy company, which was not fact-based. The investigators' findings indicate that the man claimed that he had exclusive rights to the visual modernisation of petrol stations and could influence the range of products offered in their shops. To make his contacts credible, he presented the interested entrepreneurs with fictitious agreements signed with the concern and false bills of exchange for a total amount of over PLN 280 million.
The evidence gathered shows that the man has extorted about PLN 1.3 million and attempted to extort further several hundred thousand zlotys.
The detainee has faced charges in the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Łódź. By court decision, he has been remanded for three months.
Up to 30 people may be affected in this case.
Public Relations Division of the CBA
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