Joint Operation by CBA and KAS
Officers from the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau and the National Revenue Administration (KAS) secured documentation and electronic data carriers at the headquarters of the Polish Olympic Committee, the Polish Basketball Association, and the Polish Basketball League in connection with an investigation into the issuance of fraudulent VAT invoices. The preparatory proceedings are being supervised by the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Gdańsk.
On April 24 of this year, officers from the Regional Office of the CBA in Warsaw, Lublin, Katowice, and Gdańsk, along with officers from the Warmian-Masurian Customs and Tax Office in Olsztyn (KAS), conducted searches at several locations in the Mazowieckie, Śląskie, Pomorskie, and Lubelskie provinces. Procedural actions were carried out at, among other places, the headquarters of the Polish Olympic Committee, the Polish Basketball Association, and the Polish Basketball League S.A., as well as at the residences of individuals holding positions within the governing bodies of these entities.
Secured Documentation
The investigation into fraudulent VAT invoices was initiated by a prosecutor from the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Gdańsk on March 3, 2025. The basis for initiating the preparatory proceedings was the findings of an audit and control conducted by the Head of the Warmian-Masurian Customs and Tax Office in Olsztyn.
At the prosecutor's request, CBA and KAS officers secured documentation related to the issuance of fraudulent VAT invoices that falsely certified circumstances that did not actually take place. The case concerns, among other things, sponsorship agreements entered into by the Polish Basketball League S.A. and the Polish Basketball Association. At the Polish Olympic Committee headquarters, documentation was secured concerning agreements concluded by the Committee with members of its governing bodies, as well as the activities of the entity Olympic Sky sp. z o.o.
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