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Polish CEO Wanted by Interpol Arrested at Missouri Army Training Site After Enlisting in Illinois National Guard
Marcin Pióro, 45, was taken into custody at Fort Leonard Wood on May 19 after officials discovered an Interpol red notice. He had enlisted in the Illinois National Guard in an apparent bid for naturalization.
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Marcin Pióro, the 45-year-old CEO of a Polish financial services company, was arrested on May 19 while participating in military training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. U.S. Marshals said officials discovered an Interpol red notice for Pióro during the training session.
Polish authorities had accused him of large-scale fraud and money laundering offenses involving more than 5,000 victims, and Interpol sought him in connection with $30 million in alleged schemes. U.S. officials stated that Pióro had attempted to join the Illinois National Guard to obtain naturalization sponsorship.
He was taken into custody without incident, and the arrest caused only minor disruption to other enlistees’ training. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri on May 20.
The Illinois National Guard discharged him from service the same day. U.S. Marshal Chris Deaton said the Midwest Violent Fugitive Task Force had located and apprehended Pióro. “Our Deputies and support staff have tirelessly collaborated to locate and apprehend Pioro.
Today’s arrest was a strong symbolic gesture of this commitment,” Deaton stated. Polish police opened their case against Pióro in October 2024. pl to conduct business outside Poland and that thousands of customers accused the company of stealing their money.
Polish authorities have already arrested two of Pióro’s associates, a board member and his chief accountant. Both face up to 25 years in prison, according to local reporting by RMF24.
