“On October 7 and 8, 2025, the District Court in Szczecin issued a judgment convicting Adrian K. and Piotr S. for “laundering money” originating from the crime of misappropriation to the detriment of the Justice Fund” – we read in the PK announcement.
Adrian K. – as we read – he was sentenced for being in Szczecin between November 2021 and December 2023 “took actions aimed at preventing or significantly hampering the determination of the criminal origin of funds misappropriated from the Justice Fund” (so-called “money laundering”).
Adrian K. accepted an amount of at least PLN 246,000 from the Fidei Defensor Association and the Friends of Health Association. PLN 500 as an alleged payment for unreliable invoices issued by himwhich was intended to simulate activities such as organizing conferences, events, promotions and advertising campaigns on the Internet, which did not actually take place.
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“He then transferred the money obtained in this way in cash to Adam S. (president of the Fidei Defensor Association) after deducting the costs related to the provision of services, tax costs and commissions for himself,” said prosecutor Przemysław Nowak, PK's spokesman.
The court sentenced Adrian K. to one year's imprisonment with a conditional suspension of the sentence for a probationary period of two yearsand moreover a fine of 200 daily rates of PLN 20 each.
The court obliged the accused to inform the court about the course of the probation period every six months and ruled forfeiture of the equivalent of the proceeds obtained from the crime.
Judgment in connection with the Justice Fund. What did Piotr S. do?
The second defendant, i.e Piotr S. was convicted for being in Szczecin between April 2020 and December 2023 took actions aimed at preventing and significantly hampering the determination of the criminal origin of money in the amount of at least PLN 577,000. PLN appropriated from the Justice Fund.
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Piotr S. received PLN 240,000 from the Friends of Health Association. PLN as payment for the fictitious rental of premises in Szczecin for the above-mentioned associations. Too much received the amount of PLN 337,000 from the Fidei Defensor Association. PLN 770 as remuneration for work apparently performed under a mandate contract. In fact, he did not provide any services and the employment was fictitious. The funds obtained in this way, after deducting costs and commission for himself, he transferred in cash to Adam S.
The District Court in Szczecin found Piotr S. guilty and sentenced him to one year of imprisonment with conditional suspension of execution for a probation period of two years and a fine of 100 daily rates of PLN 30 each..
The court obliged the accused to inform the court about the course of the probation period and ruled forfeiture of financial benefits and ordered him to pay court costs.
Extraordinary leniency
The court applied extraordinary leniency to Piotr S. and Adrian K., at the prosecutor's request, because the defendants pleaded guilty, provided explanations regarding their role, and disclosed information about other persons participating in the crimes and the significant circumstances of their commission (extraordinary leniency of punishment under Article 60 § 3 of the Penal Code).
The acts for which Piotr S. and Adrian K. were convicted were allegedly committed jointly and in consultation with the suspects Adam S. and Mateusz W. (former president of the Association of Friends of Health), against whom the proceedings are still continued. The prosecutor's office accuses them of exceeding their powers and failing to fulfill their duties (acting jointly and in consultation with, among others, public officials from the Ministry of Justice and Dariusz M., a member of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland).
This is another verdict in the investigation into irregularities in the Justice Fund. On September 24, 2025, the District Court in Warsaw issued a judgment convicting Piotr W. of committing crimes of mismanagement and money laundering.
