Roman Ż. Charged in Zondacrypto Case as Poland Seeks Pretrial Detention

Polish prosecutors have charged Roman Ż., a former business partner of missing BitBay founder Sylwester Suszek, with two offenses in connection with the Zondacrypto case. The charges include alleged fraud and another offense not publicly disclosed.

The investigation has expanded beyond 3,600 customer complaints, with estimated losses of at least $94 million. Ż. was arrested on Saturday in Poland's Silesia region and taken to the National Prosecutor's Office branch in Katowice for questioning.

A court will decide whether Ż. remains in custody during the investigation. His lawyer, Błażej Gazda, described him as a former business partner of Suszek who helped manage BitBay before its rebranding to Zonda in 2021.