The case of the misappropriated money came to light in March last year—Boleslawiec.org was the first to report on it. At the time, many Bolesławiec residents received demands to pay electricity, telephone, or rent bills that they had already paid. It turned out that the Sejf payment-intermediary agency, where they had deposited the money, had not passed it on. When they went there to file complaints, they found the doors locked.
It turned out that the husband of the agency owner had fled abroad with approximately PLN 80,000 in fees paid by customers. The money of several hundred people disappeared. Dariusz K. was sought under a European arrest warrant.
Since then, approximately 300 people who reported to the police have been interviewed, and the scale of the fraud has been documented. Dariusz K.'s wife decided to cooperate with the police; she also attempted to settle Sejf's overdue bills and return money to those affected.
Dariusz K., who was arrested, confirmed the findings of the investigation. An indictment against him will be submitted to the court by the end of the year. For misappropriating someone else's property, he faces a sentence of between three months and five years in prison. The man has no previous convictions. The misappropriated money was not found on him.
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