Prosecutor drops investigation into Beata Fido’s alleged fictional employment at TVP, spanning 2016-2023.
Beata Fido Case: Investigation Closed
According to Gazeta.pl, the decision to close the investigation was issued on January 9 due to “lack of features of a prohibited act.” The proceedings covered March 2016 to November 2023. The Prosecutor’s Office examined whether TVP S.A. “entered into an employment contract with an employee, then maintained fictional employment and paid a monthly salary.” TVP reported potential damages exceeding 1.5 million PLN. “The decision to close the investigation is not final due to an appeal by TVP S.A.’s liquidation representative,” stated Prosecutor Piotr A. Skiba of the Warsaw District Prosecutor’s Office.
Beata Fido: I Performed Work in Accordance with Expectations
Onet.pl first reported the investigation in November 2024. Fido had worked at TVP until 2012 and sued for an overdue bonus before returning via agreement. From 2016-2023, she was employed in TVP’s Corporate Affairs Bureau, Interactive Media Center, Internet Channels and Services Center, and TVP World. New management claimed “no traces of her activity” and filed the 2024 report. Fido insisted in a letter to TVP: “I performed the employment contract in accordance with expectations and agreements with the employer.”
Beata Fido’s Career
Fido gained prominence for her lead role in the 2016 film “Smoleńsk.” She also starred in series like “Komisarz Alex,” “Leśniczówka,” “Archiwista,” and “Wojenne Dziewczyny.” Privately, she is linked to Jan Maria Tomaszewski, a cousin of PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński.