PLN 3.7 million loss and forged signatures of notaries. Lawyer with allegations

The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Łódź has filed an indictment against a 48-year-old lawyer, accusing him of fraud to the detriment of two companies in the amount of almost PLN 3.7 million.

The accusation also includes crimes related to forging documents and using them, said Krzysztof Kopania, spokesman for the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Łódź, in a statement on Tuesday.

He added that the evidence collected during the investigation shows that the accused agreed with a person representing the injured companies to purchase the bank's receivables. They resulted from unpaid loans. For this purpose, the 48-year-old founded a company and, as an external entity, he was to pay the bank a lower price for the purchase of receivables.

“In fact, the accused did not conclude an agreement with the bank, and he submitted to the representative of the injured companies forged documents, including bank letters, receivables transfer agreements, confirmation of receipt by the bank of the amount of PLN 2.5 million with forged data of notaries who were supposed to certify the authenticity of signatures under these documents,” the spokesman described the accused's method of action.

According to the prosecutor's office, the accused, by misleading the companies, caused them to transfer a total amount of nearly PLN 3.7 million to his account for the allegedly planned conclusion of the contract.

“Another charge in the indictment concerns forging documents. The false document was allegedly issued during an investigation in one of the regional prosecutor's offices, but such an investigation was never actually conducted,” Kopania added.

The lawyer faces up to 10 years in prison. (PAP)

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