New arrest in the case of cinkciarz.pl. Estimated losses of the currency exchange office are growing

As reported by the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Poznań, the chief accountant of the Cinkciarz.pl internet currency exchange office went to temporary custody for three months. The company's estimated losses increased and according to investigators exceed PLN 100 million.

The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Poznań revealed that Monika J. was arrested at her request on May 29, as the chief accountant and the proxy of the company Cinkciarz.pl. Suspects were detained by police from the Provincial Headquarters in Gorzów Wielkopolski and officers of the Poznań CBŚP.

Monika J. was charged with participation in committing a fraud consisting in leading to an adverse disposal of the property of many people in the amount exceeding PLN 112 million. Thus, the amount of estimated customer losses increased, which at the end of April was assessed by the prosecutor's office for at least PLN 49 million.

As added by the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Poznań, the fraud in which the detainee participated was, among others to mislead customers as to the actual use of their funds paid to the cinkciarz.pl currency exchange office and obtained as part of the provision of payment and financial services. They were to serve, among others financing the operational activities of companies included in CONOTOXIA HOLDING CAMPAZER.

Cinkciarz.pl chief accountant has been in the company since 2014. Monika J. is to spend 3 months in temporary detention. When issuing a decision to detain it, the court shared the prosecutor's position, indicating that the evidence gathered largely makes the fact of committing a crime. There were also concerns about trial.

President out of reach

The latest announcement of the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Poznań also provided information about supplementing the existing allegations against Marcin P. – president of the Conotoxia Holding group, to which Cinkciarz.pl belongs. He is suspected of bringing a number of people to an unfavorable disposal of property in the amount exceeding PLN 112 million.

Marcin P. is outside the country. According to unofficial information obtained by our editors after the outbreak of the scandal around the online currency exchange office Cinkciarz.pl, its founder stayed in the United States. No procedural actions have been performed with his participation so far. The court still recognizes the prosecutor's request for its detention.

On March 12, 2025, Robert G., a member of the management board of Cinkciarz.pl, was sent to temporary detention for three months. A spokesman for the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Poznań informed our editors that the security on his property covered movable property and real estate with a total estimated value exceeding PLN 3 million.

The total value of the property belonging to suspects, covered by security, exceeds PLN 8 million. Earlier, a total of PLN 16 million was secured on 328 Cinkciarz.pl bank accounts.

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