Lodz organized crime circle stands trial on charges of fraud and tax evasion

Yesterday the largest trail of the Lodz-based organized crime ring, the so-called Osmiornica, or octopus, got underway with 16 members being tried on charges of fraud and tax evasion. The circle, whose membership is said to total some 300, is accused of, among other things, insurance fraud totalling zl. 8 million, as well as cheating the state out of some zl.3 million in taxes. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.D.