Corruption Scheme in Railway Company Dismantled
Officers of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau have dismantled a corruption scheme operating at PESA Mińsk Mazowiecki. Seven individuals were arrested, including three company employees and four entrepreneurs cooperating with the company. The investigation is supervised by the Mazovian Branch of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of the National Public Prosecutor’s Office.
On 16 June 2026, officers from the Regional Office of the CBA in Warsaw, acting on the orders of a prosecutor from the Mazovian Branch of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of the National Public Prosecutor’s Office, arrested seven individuals in the Mazowieckie Province. Those detained include three company employees and four entrepreneurs carrying out contracts for PESA, including a former soldier. During searches of their residences and business premises, officers secured documentation and electronic devices. Investigative activities were also conducted at the headquarters of PESA Mińsk Mazowiecki.
Corruption Scheme in Railway Rolling Stock Procurement
As part of the ongoing investigation, officers from the Regional Office of the CBA in Warsaw uncovered a corruption scheme involving employees of PESA Mińsk Mazowiecki and entrepreneurs providing services related to the repair and modernization of railway rolling stock. According to the findings of the investigation, the criminal activity took place between December 2019 and January 2024. It involved managerial employees of the company accepting financial benefits in exchange for providing entrepreneurs with confidential information regarding planned procurement procedures and directly influencing the course of those procedures. The case is estimated to involve more than 1,150 public procurement contracts with a total value exceeding PLN 28.5 million.
Charges and Preventive Measures
The detained individuals were brought before the Mazovian Branch of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of the National Public Prosecutor’s Office, where they were charged under Article 296a §§ 1 and 2 of the Polish Penal Code.
The prosecutor imposed preventive measures on the suspects, including bail, police supervision, and a ban on contacting specified individuals.
Investigation Ongoing
Some of the detained individuals admitted to the alleged offences. The investigation remains ongoing and further procedural activities are planned.
CBA Appeal
The CBA reminds the public of the possibility of benefiting from the non-punishment clause. In cases of managerial bribery, a person who has given or promised to give a financial or personal benefit (Article 296a § 5 of the Penal Code) may avoid criminal liability if they report the offence to the competent law enforcement authority and disclose all significant circumstances of the crime before the authority becomes aware of them.
Anyone possessing information concerning this criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Regional Office of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau in Warsaw, ul. Poleczki 3, 02-822 Warsaw, Poland, tel. +48 22 437 24 00.
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