Customers who became victims of fraud, according to the National Prosecutor's Office, are usually foreigners who were lured to a Łódź go-go club and then robbed of their money. It was not about cash they carried, but about the money they had in bank accounts.
“The suspects’ modus operandi involved steering the club’s customers – mainly foreigners – into unfavorable property arrangements. Employees of the club, using deception, performed unauthorized financial transactions and seized property. They then hid and deposited the proceeds from these crimes into bank accounts, constituting money laundering. From the victims’ bank accounts, the perpetrators seized amounts ranging from a few hundred zlotys to as much as 70,000 zlotys” – the National Prosecutor’s Office reports.
50 victims
Investigators are determining how much the criminals from the organized crime group could have taken from their victims. So far, it is known only that the number of victims was at least 50. The whole operation lasted two years, from February 2024 to February 2026. The venue was located on Piotrkowska Street in Łódź. It was shut down for now.
8 people were arrested
The police arrested the first individuals involved in the criminal scheme. This happened on June 23, 2026, at the request of prosecutor Tomasz Sukiennik from the Łódź Local Branch of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of the National Prosecutor’s Office. The arrests were carried out by officers of the Central Police Investigation Bureau. The suspects were transported to the prosecutor’s office where they faced charges. So far, 8 people, but as the National Prosecutor’s Office says, the case has a developmental character, so it is not unlikely that more people will soon join this group.
“In the case of the person leading the organized crime group, at the prosecutor’s request, the District Court for Łódź Śródmieście in Łódź on June 25, 2026, applied a preventive measure in the form of temporary detention for three months. For the remaining suspects, the prosecutor applied liberty‑restricting measures in the form of financial guarantees, police supervision, a ban on leaving the country, and passport seizure” – the National Prosecutor’s Office reports.
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