Marcin D., former husband of Marta Kaczyńska, and two associates were arrested in Poland and face charges including fraud totaling over 24 million złoty.
Lawyer Detained, Charges Filed
Lawyer Marcin D. was detained on Tuesday in Pomerania following a directive from Warsaw prosecutors, along with Michał L. and Kamil K. Prosecutors announced the charges Friday afternoon.
Marcin D. faces four charges: fraud amounting to 18.2 million złoty, approximately 4.7 million złoty (1.2 million USD), and over 1.3 million złoty (totaling over 24 million złoty), as well as money laundering exceeding 2 million złoty.
Additional Charges and Precautionary Measures
Michał L. is charged with fraud totaling over 1.3 million złoty, while Kamil K. faces four counts: damaging economic turnover exceeding half a million złoty, aiding in a creditor crime, and two counts of money laundering.
Following questioning, a property bond of 150,000 złoty, police supervision with weekly check-ins, and a contact ban were imposed on Michał L. as precautionary measures.
Prosecutors have requested a three-month arrest for the other two detainees, which the court granted for Marcin D. Due to the complexity of the case, detailed information will not be released at this stage.
Defense Claims Decision is Unfounded
The defense has announced an appeal against the court’s decision, stating they are “astonished” by the prosecution’s actions, which they claim treat the victim as a suspect.
Lawyers Łukasz Rumszek and Marek Dubieniecki stated their client presented irrefutable evidence of innocence that was ignored by the court, and that formal procedural flaws justify the appeal, which will be filed next week.
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Marcin D.’s Previous Legal Issues
Marcin D. has faced legal troubles before, being detained by the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau in August 2015 on charges of leading an organized crime group, defrauding the State Fund for Rehabilitation of the Disabled for 14.5 million złoty, and money laundering worth 8.4 million złoty.
He spent 14 months in custody, being released in October 2016 after posting a 3 million złoty property bond. An indictment was filed in December 2017, involving nine individuals, including D. He appeared in court in October of the following year.
In December 2019, a court in Szczecin issued an arrest warrant for D. related to allegations of paid influence peddling in a case involving SKOK Wołomin.