Financial Gain of One Million PLN
Officers of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau have detained five individuals in a case involving claiming influence in exchange for a financial benefit of PLN 1 million, as well as money laundering. The investigation is supervised by the Silesian Branch of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of the National Public Prosecutor’s Office in Katowice.
On March 3, 2026, in Poznań and the surrounding area, officers from the Regional Office of the CBA in Katowice detained four individuals—two women and two men, including a legal advisor and her husband, an entrepreneur. During the operations, evidence was secured in the form of electronic data storage devices. Subsequently, on March 10, 2026, CBA officers detained another individual.
Claiming Influence in Law Enforcement Authorities
Officers from the Regional Office of the CBA in Katowice are conducting preparatory proceedings concerning claims of influence in exchange for a financial benefit of PLN 1 million, as well as concealing funds that may originate from criminal activity.
Three of the detained individuals led one of the detained women to believe that they had influence within the police and the prosecutor’s office. In exchange for a financial benefit of PLN 1 million, they allegedly undertook to mediate in securing favorable decisions in preparatory proceedings in which a person close to her had been detained. It was established that the transferred amount of one million PLN originated from other crimes committed by the suspects.
Charges and Preventive Measures
Four of the detained individuals were brought before the Wielkopolska Branch, and the fifth before the Silesian Branch of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of the National Public Prosecutor’s Office in Katowice, where they were charged with claiming influence and undertaking to mediate in handling a case before state institutions in connection with another preparatory proceeding in exchange for a financial benefit, as well as money laundering.
The prosecutor imposed preventive measures on the suspected spouses, including bail and police supervision, along with a ban on contact with designated individuals. The remaining suspects were placed under police supervision, along with a ban on contact with designated individuals.
The investigation is ongoing.
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