Our client, an experienced entrepreneur, was accused of fraud to the detriment of a former co-investor. The case concerned mutual financial settlements and a planned real estate transaction that was intended to form part of those settlements.
According to the prosecution, our client had misled the other party regarding the terms of the settlement and subsequently taken unfair advantage of the resulting situation. The client consistently denied committing the alleged offence.
During the court proceedings, the defence, led by attorney-at-law Krzysztof Urbańczak, submitted a number of evidentiary motions aimed at thoroughly verifying the course of the business relationship, the chronology of events, and the authenticity and timing of documents relevant to the case. The evidence ultimately revealed significant inconsistencies in the version of events presented by the accusing party.
Particular importance was attached to evidence in the fields of digital forensics, electronic timestamping of digital documents, forensic examination of documents and signatures, and physicochemical assessment of document age. The Court also heard testimony from expert witnesses, specialists, and additional fact witnesses.
The evidence gathered during the proceedings made it possible to reconstruct the actual sequence of events and challenge the foundations of the prosecution’s case. The matter was of particular significance to the client, as a conviction for fraud involving property of significant value could have resulted in a lengthy term of imprisonment, as well as serious financial, professional, and reputational consequences.
Following extensive evidentiary proceedings, the Regional Court in Poznań acquitted our client of all charges.
The judgment is not yet final and may be subject to appeal.
