Another CBA Operation in Poznań
Officers of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau have detained 11 individuals suspected of giving or receiving financial benefits to persons employed in organizational units of the Poznań City Hall. The investigation is supervised by the Mazovian Branch of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of the National Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw.
On April 14, 2026, officers from the Regional Office of the CBA in Warsaw detained 11 individuals. Among those arrested were, among others, representatives of development and design companies who provided financial benefits to a former public official — currently in custody — who had been employed at the Municipal Roads Authority in Poznań. Searches were carried out at approximately 30 locations, including in Warsaw, Poznań, Zielona Góra, Wrocław, and Białystok. Officers secured extensive documentation, electronic devices, cash, as well as narcotics and illegally possessed weapons and ammunition.
Fictitious VAT Invoices
Officers from the Regional Office of the CBA in Warsaw are conducting an investigation into the provision of financial benefits to public officials employed at the Municipal Roads Authority in Poznań. Findings indicate that the detained individuals both accepted and offered financial benefits to persons employed in organizational units of the Poznań City Hall. Among those detained is also a chief specialist from the Municipal Traffic Engineering Office of the Poznań City Hall.
A business owner was also detained who issued fictitious VAT invoices intended to conceal the transfer of financial benefits to the detained official from the Municipal Roads Authority. These financial benefits originated from representatives of the development sector.
Charges and Preventive Measures
The detained men were brought to the Mazovian Branch of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of the National Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw. The prosecutor charged them under Articles 228 and 229 of the Polish Penal Code. Non-custodial preventive measures were applied, including a ban on contacting specified individuals and police supervision.
The Case Is Ongoing
This is the third operation carried out as part of the ongoing preparatory proceedings. Currently, 10 individuals have been charged with a total of 14 counts, while one person remains in pre-trial detention. Further procedural actions are planned.
Previous information:
https://cba.gov.pl/en/news/1380,One-million-zlotys-of-financial-benefits.html
https://cba.gov.pl/en/news/1394,Corruption-operation-disrupted.html
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