Zondacrypto case: Poland charges fifth suspect

Polish prosecutors have charged Roman Ż., a former business partner of missing BitBay founder Sylwester Suszek, with two offenses as the Zondacrypto investigation expands beyond 3,600 customer complaints. Summary Roman Ż. is at least the fifth person charged in the Zondacrypto investigation. One charge concerns alleged fraud, while prosecutors have not disclosed the second offense. Customers face estimated losses of at least 350 million zlotys, or about $94 million. A court will decide whether Ż. remains in custody during the investigation. Zondacrypto suspect faces two charges According to a report published Monday, Roman Ż. was arrested on Saturday in Poland’s Silesia region before being taken to the National Prosecutor’s Office branch in Katowice for questioning. Prosecutors charged him with two offenses, including fraud, according to his lawyer, Błażej Gazda. Authorities have not publicly described the second allegation or released a detailed account of the evidence supporting either charge. Ż. denied the allegations and gave investigators an extensive statement, Gazda said. His lawyer described him as a former business partner of Suszek who helped manage BitBay before the exch...