Adam Bodnar, prosecutor general and minister of justice, announced on Thursday in social media about the temporary arrest of Monika J., the former chief accountant and proxy of the company Cinkciarz.pl. “She heard the allegation of cooperation in committing a crime of fraud,” he said, adding that she confessed to the alleged act. The prosecutor's office explained in the communiqué that it was “alleging an adverse disposal of property in the amount exceeding PLN 112 million”. She is punishable by up to 25 years imprisonment.
“A decision was made about temporary arrest of Monika J., former chief accountant and proxy of the company Cinkciarz.pl. She heard the allegation of cooperation in committing a crime of fraud. Confessed to committing the alleged act ” – he informed on the website x Adam BodnarProsecutor General and Minister of Justice.
“Prosecutors and police officers work intensively to guilty of fraud, in which nearly 7,000 people are injured throughout Poland, they were responsible” – addŁ.
The allegation of cooperation in committing a crime of fraud
“Suspicious Monika J. was accused of cooperation in committing a crime of fraud consisting in bringing a number of people to an unfavorable regulation of property in the amount exceeding PLN 112 millionby misleading these persons as to the circumstances of the conclusion of the contract in the mobile application Cinkciarz.pl., including as to the actual use of financial resources, obtained from victims as part of online currency exchange as well as from payment services and financing from these funds, including the operational activities of companies that are part of the CONOTOXIA HOLDING Capital Group ” – explained in the press release of the Regional Prosecutor's Office in the press release Poznań.
It was added that “the court shared the position of the prosecutor, indicating that the evidence gathered so far is largely substantiated by the fact that Monika J. committed the accused crime.”
“Actions accused of suspects are punishable by up to 25 years imprisonment,” said in a statement.
This is not the first arrest in this matter
At the beginning of March this year, Robert G., a member of the board of Cinkciarz.pl, was detained in this matter. He was accused of cooperation in committing fraud by bringing a number of people to an unfavorable disposal of property.
“The prosecutor also submitted to the court Application for temporary arrest of Marcin P., president of the board of Cinkciarz.plin order to initiate his search by arrest warrant, “Bodnar wrote on X.
He noted that “the investigation is conducted by a team at the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Poznań, which includes a total of 12 people, including prosecutors and police officers.”
Customer complaints about delays in the implementation of transfers
At the beginning of October, the Polish Financial Supervision Authority reported that he was conducting activities after clients' complaints for the implementation of currency exchange services via the online currency cinkciarz.pl currency. UOKiK He said, in turn, that he received complaints about delays in the implementation of currency exchange and cash transfers. Customers were to be informed about the fault, which should be repaired by the end of October.
A day later, the PFSA withdrew permission to provide payment services to Conotoxia operating by Cinkciarz.pl and Cinkciarz.pl Marketing agents. In October, after a notification submitted by the PFSA, the Poznań Regional Prosecutor's Office initiated an investigation into cheating many people using the online currency exchange service.
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