Court convicts defendant of fraud for false declaration to obtain pandemic relief funds, sentencing to seven months imprisonment.

The Regional Court in Legionow convicted the defendant of fraud and sentenced him to seven months of imprisonment. The defendant falsely declared a 90.38% drop in business turnover to qualify for a 5,040 zł government subsidy under the COVID-19 relief act, despite not conducting the business during the relevant period. The court ruled that the defendant's intent to obtain property benefits and the material falsehood in his declaration constituted the crime of fraud under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code.