The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Krakow sent a indictment to the territory Court in Warsaw against 22 persons suspected of acting in an organized criminal group. This group was accused of forging large-scale documents, including medical decisions and certificates, which were utilized in the legalization of abroad employment in Poland.
Activities of the criminal group
According to the prosecution's findings, the group operated between 2020 and 1923 in respective cities of Poland: Warsaw, Gdansk, Wrocław, Lesznie and Lublin. The main intent of the group was to counterfeit papers enabling foreigners to get certificates essential for legal employment. This included medical certificates, the results of sanitary tests and alleged green wellness books.
The defendants besides forged invoices documenting alleged medical examinations. They besides dealt with legalization and concealing of the property benefits resulting from this, which reached a value of up to PLN 2 million 846 thousand.
Scope and scale of activity
The Prosecutor's Office indicated that the group's actions were mainly aimed at citizens Ukraine, Georgia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Members of the group were accused, among others, of participating in an organized criminal group, directing it, forging documents, making it a permanent origin of income and money laundering.
– According to the findings made, representatives of the accused organised crime group made contact with both natural persons curious in obtaining forged documents, as well as with entities engaged in organised and continuous business activities in the field of labour marketplace intermediation services and labour agencies – the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Krakow forwarded.
Mechanism of action of the group
The group acted systematically, providing counterfeit papers to companies recruiting employees. These, in turn, utilized false papers during wellness inspection and labour inspection, enabling the legal employment of foreigners.
Materials relating to purchasers of forged papers and persons utilizing them have been excluded from the separate proceedings.
Judgments and quotations
According to judicial caselaw, falsifying papers and their usage for commercial purposes constitutes a serious offence which is at hazard of severe penalties. The Court of First Instance stated that "acting in an organised criminal group and forging papers in order to accomplish an asset benefit is peculiarly dangerous for legal and social order".
Summary
Counterfeiting papers by organised criminal groups is simply a serious threat to the legality of employment and occupation safety in Poland. The indictment against 22 people by the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Krakow is evidence of the effectiveness of law enforcement in the fight against specified crime. It is worth following the improvement of the case and waiting for further decisions of the court, which may have a crucial impact on future actions to prevent akin offences.
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