Hungary seizes $19.5m in cash found buried in forests amid graft inquiry
Verified: 3 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 13.
Anti-corruption agency carried out searches as part of investigation into Orbán-era minister accused of taking bribes Hungary’s anti-corruption agency said on Friday it had seized cash worth $19.5m (£14.8m) buried in forests and hidden elsewhere while investigating an ex-minister of nationalist former leader Viktor Orbán. Miklós Seszták, Hungary’s minister of national development between 2014 and 2018, is accused of taking bribes in a scheme involving the state transport company, purchasing secondhand buses at inflated prices.
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- Nov 13, 10:30 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisHungary seizes $19.5m in cash found buried in forests amid graft inquirytheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 14, 11:35 AM UTC+13 hHungary seizes millions in cash found buried in forests amid corruption investigationeuronews.com ↗
- Nov 14, 3:14 PM UTC+17 hMillions buried in Hungarian forests unearthed in corruption investigation involving Orbán’s former ministeren.protothema.gr ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 3:14 PM UTC · +17 h
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17h agoHungary seizes $19.5m in cash found buried in forests amid graft inquiry Anti-corruption agency carried out searches as part of investigation into Orbán-era minister accused of taking bribes Hungary’s anti-corruption agency said on Friday it had seized cash worth $19.5m (£14.8m) buried in forests and hidden elsewhere while investigating an ex-minister of nationalist former leader Viktor Orbán. Miklós Seszták, Hungary’s minister of national development between 2014 and 2018, is accused of taking bribes in a scheme involving the state transport company, purchasing secondhand buses at inflated prices.
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