Regional prosecutors looking into alleged wrong-doing of Torun judges

Prosecutor's offices in Olsztyn, Lodz, and Gdansk have begun investigating into a group of court judges accused of abusing their powers for their own and others' personal gain. The Lodz and Gdansk offices claim that the Torun judges illicitly used state money raised from the imposition of fines to pay for organizing functions and other social events for themselves and influential businessmen and attorneys. Several of the businessmen, said to be close friends of the judges, have amassed vast fortunes over many years, and have now been taken to court on fraud charges. They risk heavy fines, prison sentences, or both. None of the alleged offenses were revealed by Torun police or its prosecutor's office. (Rzeczpospolita, p.A6) M.S.C.