Shocking fraud in Silesian clinics. 4 thousand charges for falsifying documentation

Police officers from Katowice - under the supervision of the prosecutor's office in Rybnik - conducted an investigation into irregularities in two clinics operating in Zabrze and Tychy.

As investigators found, in 2020-2021, fictitious environmental therapies were entered into the medical records, which were not actually implemented.

The collected evidence indicates that in the period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021, the suspect identified during the proceedings, as the person authorized to manage the company, instructed employees to prepare medical documentation containing false information about the performance of community therapy. Then, the documentation prepared in this way was to be used to demonstrate the validity of reimbursement of services by the National Health Fund - said Junior Asp. Paweł Kasprzak from the press team of the Silesian Police.

Extensive investigation

During the proceedings, approximately 500 witnesses were interviewed, and extensive medical documentation was secured during the searches. The police also informed about property security in the amount of PLN 96,000. zloty.

Inspections carried out by the National Health Fund confirmed that there were irregularities in the clinics.

A total of 3,963 charges were brought against the company's co-owner, including: certification of untruths in documentation, use of false documents and fraud to the detriment of the National Health Fund for over PLN 163.5 thousand. zloty.

The suspect pleaded guilty and declared his willingness to voluntarily submit to punishment. The unduly collected funds have already been returned to the National Health Fund along with the fine imposed.

In October, the District Prosecutor's Office in Rybnik submitted to the District Court in Zabrze a request for a conviction without a trial.