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HomeSportPolish Olympic Committee Head Arrested in Cryptocurrency Fraud Investigation
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Polish Olympic Committee Head Arrested in Cryptocurrency Fraud Investigation

Radoslaw Piesiewicz was detained following allegations linked to a crypto platform

27 August 2026 at 17:08 · 1 min read

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Polish Olympic Committee President Radoslaw Piesiewicz has been taken into custody in Poland.
Polish Olympic Committee President Radoslaw Piesiewicz has been taken into custody in Poland.Kaśka33 / Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0)

Polish authorities have detained Radoslaw Piesiewicz, the president of the Polish Olympic Committee (PKOl), on suspicion of fraud. According to Poland's Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek, the detention is linked to Piesiewicz's alleged involvement with a cryptocurrency platform. No further details regarding the investigation or specific charges have yet been made public by the authorities.

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