The procedure for the legalisation of the stay for bribes terminated by the CBA and the Border Guard
A joint investigation conducted by the CBA, the Border Guard and the District Prosecutor's Office in Wrocław resulted in the detention of seven persons participating in the procedure of legalising work and stay of foreigners in exchange for financial advantages.
The Regional Office of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau in Wrocław, together with the Border Guard and the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Wrocław, has been conducting proceedings concerning suspicion of giving and receiving financial advantages in exchange for obtaining positive decisions on applications for work and residence permits for foreigners. Due to the investigation findings, the CBA officers have detained four women, including two employees of the Department of Civil Affairs and Foreigners of the Lower Silesian Voivodship Office, the main specialist in the service point of the Department of Civil Affairs and Foreigners of the Łódź Voivodship Office in Sieradz and a person participating in the criminal proceedings as an assistant in its organisation. Furthermore, the Border Guard officers have detained three women, including the one who was in charge of the activities of the organised crime group. The activities were carried out in Wrocław and Sieradz.
As established by the investigators, in 2019, the detained civil servants accepted a number of financial advantages, both in kind and in money, in exchange for positive decisions on applications for work and residence permits for foreigners.
Simultaneously, searches have been conducted in the places of work and residence of the detainees. They will all be taken to the District Prosecutor's Office in Wrocław, where they will face charges.
These are the first detentions in this case. The investigation is in progress.
Public Relations Division of the CBA
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