# PKOl President Piesiewicz Arrested on Crypto Fraud Charges

Polish crypto exchange PKOl president Radosław Piesiewicz was arrested on charges of paid protection and defrauding creditors.

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Piesiewicz faces charges of paid protection and satisfying the group of creditors of Zondacrypto at the expense of others due to the impending insolvency. [^1]

Radosław Piesiewicz, president of the Polish cryptocurrency exchange PKOl, was arrested last Thursday in the Silesian branch of the State Prosecutor's Office. [^2]

Radosław Piesiewicz, the president of the Polish Olympic Committee, will spend the next three months in temporary detention following a court decision made over the weekend. [^3]

Radosław Piesiewicz denies the charges against him. [^4]

Fifteen members of the Polish Olympic Committee (PKOl) declared that President Radosław Piesiewicz did not inform them about negotiations with a sponsor or subsequent decisions regarding a contract. [^5]

Krzysztof Wiłkomirski, president of the Polish Judo Federation and a member of the PKOl board, stated that the contract was reputationally and ethically weak and that the board would not have agreed to it regardless of the financial amount involved. [^6]

Legal advisor Jarosław Chałas analyzed the document and stated that it is not a standard sponsorship agreement but a far-reaching commercialization of PKOl and the Polish Olympic movement's assets combined with a cryptocurrency project. [^7]

Paragraph 14 of the contract allowed the sponsor to disseminate or process images of Olympic representatives, including their faces, silhouettes, and voices, without territorial or media restrictions and with the right to modify recordings. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Piesiewicz faces charges of paid protection and satisfying the group of creditors of Zondacrypto at the expense of others due to the impending insolvency. (Przegląd Sportowy, News)
2. Radosław Piesiewicz, president of the Polish cryptocurrency exchange PKOl, was arrested last Thursday in the Silesian branch of the State Prosecutor's Office. (Przegląd Sportowy, News)
3. Radosław Piesiewicz, the president of the Polish Olympic Committee, will spend the next three months in temporary detention following a court decision made over the weekend. (Przegląd Sportowy, News)
4. Radosław Piesiewicz denies the charges against him. (Przegląd Sportowy, News)
5. Fifteen members of the Polish Olympic Committee (PKOl) declared that President Radosław Piesiewicz did not inform them about negotiations with a sponsor or subsequent decisions regarding a contract. (Rzeczpospolita, News)
6. Krzysztof Wiłkomirski, president of the Polish Judo Federation and a member of the PKOl board, stated that the contract was reputationally and ethically weak and that the board would not have agreed to it regardless of the financial amount involved. (Rzeczpospolita, News)
7. Legal advisor Jarosław Chałas analyzed the document and stated that it is not a standard sponsorship agreement but a far-reaching commercialization of PKOl and the Polish Olympic movement's assets combined with a cryptocurrency project. (Rzeczpospolita, News)
8. Paragraph 14 of the contract allowed the sponsor to disseminate or process images of Olympic representatives, including their faces, silhouettes, and voices, without territorial or media restrictions and with the right to modify recordings. (Rzeczpospolita, News)

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