On 18 October 2016, the Regional Court in Jelenia Góra found the former president of Bankowe Towarzystwo Finansowe Tadeusz A. and former legal counsel Robert B. guilty of the fact that, between 10 March 2010 and 27 March 2014 in Jelenia Góra, acting jointly and in agreement, with a premeditated intent, after first misleading the District Court in Jelenia Góra and the Regional Court in Jelenia Góra as to the existence and enforceability of liabilities under bills of exchange, they induced these courts to unfavourably dispose of property worth a total of more than PLN 101,000 to the detriment of 12 identified injured parties and attempted to induce both courts named above to unfavourably dispose of property worth a total of more than PLN 256,000 to the detriment of 20 identified injured parties.
On 11 March 2010, the convicted men produced a fictitious agreement entitled “agreement concerning the settlement of contracts concluded in 2003–2006” between Bankowe Towarzystwo Finansowe and Robert B., under which Robert B. took over from Tadeusz A. 30 bills of exchange bearing the signatures of the issuers and completed contrary to their wishes, contrary to the bill-of-exchange agreement and in breach of the terms of the contracts linking the injured parties with BTF. B. filed claims for payment with the court bearing forged signatures, obtaining payment orders for the principal amounts together with interest. After objections were filed against the payment orders, Tadeusz A. gave false testimony and concealed the truth concerning the existence and enforceability of the liabilities under the bills of exchange and the existence of the obligation forming the basis for the endorsement of blank bills of exchange in favour of Robert B.
The court sentenced defendant Tadeusz A. to 1 year and 6 months in prison and a fine of PLN 15,000, while defendant Robert B. was sentenced to 2 years in prison and a fine of PLN 20,000. It conditionally suspended the execution of the prison sentences imposed on both defendants for 5 years. In addition, it imposed on defendant Tadeusz A. a criminal measure consisting of a 5-year ban on acting as an intermediary in incurring financial liabilities and on managing and trading third-party receivables. Robert B. was subjected to a criminal measure consisting of an 8-year ban on practising as a legal counsel and advocate, as well as a ban on acting as an intermediary in incurring financial liabilities and on managing and trading third-party receivables.
The above judgment is not final. The indictment in this case was filed by the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Jelenia Góra on 26 November 2014.
Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Jelenia Góra/ii