President of the Foundation fleeing money to treat children detained for embezzlement

In the course of the activities, it was stated that the president of the Foundation, who is tasked with helping children suffering from illness, has developed a strategy for scamming funds from donors, and subsequently not in accordance with its statutes and regulations, utilized these funds for his own needs", said the spokesperson of the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Wrocław, Proc. Katarzyna Bylicka.

Jarosław S. was detained on 24 October during a joint operation of policemen from the Provincial Police office in Radom and the Lower Silesian Customs and taxation Office in Wrocław. He served as president of the charity and respective companies. According to investigators, he regularly twisted funds raised for sick children. He was transferred to the office of the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Wrocław, where he was charged. He's facing 15 years of imprisonment. The court decided to place a man in custody for 3 months.

– The said individual was accused of bringing 560 1000 people to the unfavourable regulation with a full amount of PLN 20.2 million, as well as money laundering, i.e. thwarting or importantly obstructing the uncovering of their criminal origin. In addition, the fishy heard allegations of taxation criminal offences aimed at the simplification of public liability for VAT, within various economical entities amounting to PLN 7.3 million Katarzyna Bylicka, spokesperson for the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Wrocław, said.

In the course of the investigation, it was established that Jarosław S.A. developed a strategy in which funds were raised unfairly. The full number of collections organized by him was based on the belief that almost 20 million zlotys were needed.

– At the same time Jarosław S.A., despite its work to inform on the Foundation's website about the amount of donations actually paid, deliberately and intentionally gave up this, providing incorrect information about the collection of money in the full amount of PLN 1.2 million. In this way, he hid PLN 28.6 million in full from donors and collectors, thereby introducing donors and natural persons to whom the collection was carried out and their legal representatives misled as to the amount of the collected money, and thus the appropriateness of further collection, thus obtaining the funds due to the above-mentioned funds at the Foundation - said the spokesperson.

Instead of allocating resources to treat children who are sick and cared for, Jarosław St. utilized them to meet his individual needs.

– The prosecutor secured property belonging to the fishy and its subsidiaries, including 33 properties with a full value of PLN 9.8 million, 3 passenger cars with a full value of PLN 1.2 million, money in the full amount of PLN 615 thousand, USD 6.5 thousand, EUR 2.3 thousand. Transfer of further cash in the amount of over PLN 1.76 million was blocked by law enforcement authorities in the bank accounts of the suspects' subsidiaries Katarzyna Bylicka informed.

The investigation is supervised by the 2nd Department of Financial and taxation Crime of the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Wrocław. According to Proc. Katarzyna Bylicka, “The findings so far indicate the activity of respective organized criminal groups in the area of cities specified as Kraków, Wrocław, Warsaw, Poznań, Rzeszów and another localities in the country and abroad.” So far, 180 people have heard allegations about this case.

Recently, the Foundation's website found information about its collections. With pictures of children requiring support, the collected amounts of money were given. Currently, the website is not available, and on the network you can find entries of any of the Foundation's employees who complain about delays in paying wages.