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Polish opposition politician charged with defrauding travel funds from European Parliament
Ryszard Czarnecki rejects the accusations against him, which he says are being brought on “political orders”.
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Fraudster who changed gender twice caught hiding out as football club goalkeeper
At one stage they rented a property using a male identity while running it as a manager using a female one.
Poland orders checks on all grain importers after reports of Ukrainian industrial wheat used in food
Polish farmers have been protesting that Ukrainian grain imports are lowering prices.
Warsaw police seek help catching 93-year-old conman who pretended to be concentration camp victim
Eugeniusz Gadomski, who falsely obtained compensation after claiming to be a camp victim and scammed single women, has been on the run for 24 years.
Four detained in Poland over selling of technical oils for animal consumption
Prosecutors believe Polish chickens and ducks have been given feed containing oils meant for use in the production of greases and biofuels.
Former PiS politicians indicted for stealing 3 million zloty of clothes donated to Polish Red Cross
Ten people have been indicted for their role in the alleged scheme, including leading figures in the local Red Cross.
Founder of NGO fighting clerical paedophilia charged for defrauding former child victim
Marek L. allegedly took 30,000 zloty from the woman after claiming to be suffering from cancer.
