The owner of the kindergarten was extorting subsidies? It was supposed to expose the local government to a loss of over PLN 1.7 million

Fraud, misappropriation and incorrect use of educational subsidies from the commune, as well as persistent violation of employee rights – Beata K. will be held accountable for such crimes. As the director and owner of a kindergarten in Tarnowskie Góry, she exposed the local government to a loss of over PLN 1.7 million.

On Monday, the spokeswoman of the District Prosecutor's Office in Gliwice, Agnieszka Bukowska, announced that the indictment in this case had been sent to the District Court in Gliwice. The investigation was conducted by the District Prosecutor's Office in Tarnowskie Góry.

The proceedings were initiated by former employees of the kindergarten, who sent an extensive notice to law enforcement authorities. According to the findings of the investigation, Beata K., as the director and owner of the kindergarten in the years 2021-2023, extorted educational subsidies from the Tarnowskie Góry commune by submitting unreliable documents and statements.

“Moreover, she used the funds obtained under the subsidy for purposes not intended for that purpose, and misappropriated some of the funds. The total value of the damage is over one million seven hundred thousand zlotys,” prosecutor Bukowska said in a statement.

According to the prosecutor's office, Beata K. also persistently violated the labor rights of employees at her facility and did not pay their social security and health insurance contributions. She placed a listening and visual device in the facility's break room and used the information obtained in this way in conversations with employees, investigators described.

Beata K. did not admit to committing the crimes she was accused of and refused to provide explanations. She faces up to 10 years in prison for the alleged crimes.

This is another recent case in the province regarding the fraud of educational subsidies. Recently, an indictment was brought to court against the director of a private school, which operated, among others, in Katowice, who, according to police findings, submitted documentation with false data on the number of students participating in the classes. He will be responsible for over PLN 3,000. crimes. (PAP)

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