Last November, we reported that Dariusz K., wanted under a European arrest warrant, had been detained with the assistance of British police. A judgment in his case was handed down in February. By decision of the District Court in Bolesławiec, the man was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment suspended for six years and fined more than PLN 28,000. What is more, the resident of Bolesławiec has been banned from conducting business involving financial intermediation for the maximum period provided for under Polish law—10 years.
The Bolesławiec court found that from July 2005 to 12 February 2006, Dariusz K. misappropriated property belonging to others. The case concerned more than PLN 97,000 in fees paid by clients of Sejf, a financial-intermediation agency of which the man was an authorized representative. The money has already been returned to most of those affected (the prosecutor’s investigation established that there were more than 500 of them). “People who paid Dariusz K. money at Sejf during that period but did not receive the services due to them may bring a civil action,” says Janina Jakubiec, president of the District Court in Bolesławiec.
After Dariusz K. fled abroad, his wife, the owner of Sejf, continued operating the agency. The prosecution is still investigating the circumstances of the case. It is possible that charges will also be brought against the convicted man’s wife.