Former Liberal-Democratic deputy arrested on embezzlement charges

The former Liberal-Democratic Congress deputy in 1991-93, Jaroslaw Ulatowski, was arrested with two other men on charges of embezzling VAT refunds worth over zl.1 million. The arrested businessmen ran companies that traded products such as safes, buttons and tapes, and which often changed their names, headquarters and the compositions of their boards. They falsified the value of goods traded and embezzled VAT on alleged exports to Russia. If found guilty the men could be sentenced to up to 10 years' imprisonment. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A5) M.T.