Property valuer charged after inspection and investigation by CBA
The charge of attestation of an untruth in a document has been brought against a real estate appraiser. This is the result of an inspection conducted by the CBA and investigation initiated as a consequence. The proceedings concern irregularities in the purchase of real estate located in the commune of Zielonka.
The CBA Regional Office in Warsaw, under the supervision of the District Prosecutor's Office Warszawa-Praga, has been investigating irregularities in the purchase of real estate located in the Zielonka commune by MPO in 2012. The company is owned by the capital city of Warsaw.
The investigation was instigated on the basis of materials gathered by the Department of Control Proceedings of the CBA in the course of control carried out in the Office of the Capital City of Warsaw. As a result of the control activities and on the basis of evidence collected in the course of the investigation, the prosecutor issued a decision on presenting a charge of making false statements in order to gain financial advantage. The charge was brought against a property valuer.
The CBA officers established that the property valuer performing the valuation report commissioned by MPO, attested untruth regarding the value of the assessed property, inter alia through unreliable analysis of the market and transaction data, errors in determining the transaction prices and incorrect valuation methodology. The revealed deficiencies were of significant legal importance for the purchase of the indicated real estate.
The report in question constituted the basis for determining the value of the real property purchased, thus the errors contained therein affected the final price of the transaction, the value of which exceeded PLN 40 million. The property acquired by MPO in 2012 for the purpose of building a waste processing plant has remained undeveloped to date.
A number of other irregularities found in the course of the inspection remain under investigation.
Public Relations Division of the CBA
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Property valuer charged after inspection and investigation by CBA
