Zbigniew Stonoga (; born 17 October 1974 in Ozimek) is a Polish entrepreneur, businessman, activist and philanthropist who gained notoriety as a whistleblower for the publication of the investigation files concerning the Polish bugging scandal (2014–2015), known as Waitergate. Founder of the short-lived Stonoga Party Poland (also known in English as The Centipede Party, since Stonoga translates as "centipede"). Founder of Gazeta Stonoga.
His language is vulgar and direct, attracting the attention of young audiences.
His recordings of private conversations between Polish politicians have led to a few resignations.
In 2004, he was sentenced to 3.5 years' imprisonment for financial irregularities. In 2005, his sentence was quashed.
By 2015, he was named in 61 criminal cases related mostly to financial fraud and insulting public servants; he was sentenced to a year in prison for fraud on a private car sale.
On 9 May 2017, Stonoga was imprisoned at the Warszawa-Bialoleka correctional center for one year on charges of committing a large-scale financial fraud; the sentence was later shortened by 3 weeks.
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