Budapest’s Investigative Committee Suspects Corruption in Former Fidesz Leadership Estate Dealings More than 1,200 municipality-owned apartments were privatized at a significantly discounted price in downtown Budapest between 2014 and 2018 during... 2022.04.22.
MSZP MP Tóth Suspected of Receiving HUF 280 Million in Bribes in Zugló Parking Scandal MSZP MP Csaba Tóth may have been given HUF 280 million (EUR 725,000) in bribes in the corruption case involving... 2022.03.08.
Police Say Roma Official’s Comments “We Know Everything About Everyone” Are ‘Only Rhetorical’ "Examining it in the context of the speech, it can be concluded that the speaker used a rhetorical tool intended... 2022.03.01.
444: Former Deputy Min Völner Handed HUF 3 Million Bribe in Front of Ministry of Justice Bldg. New details have emerged in the case of Fidesz MP and former Deputy Minister of Justice Pál Völner and György... 2022.01.20.
Fidesz-KDNP Refuse to Appear at National Security Cmte. Meeting of Völner, Sztojka Cases The ruling parties failed to show up at the meeting of the Parliament’s Committee on National Security which would have... 2022.01.18.
Gov’t Still Backs Roma Commissioner Despite New Recordings Surfacing Another new recording emerged in which government commissioner for Roma relations, Attila Sztojka, can be heard once again promising benefits... 2022.01.14.
Opposition Calls National Security Committee Meeting after Völner and Sztojka Cases In reaction to suspected national security aspects of former Deputy Justice Minister Pál Völner's corruption case and government commissioner for... 2022.01.13.
Police Question People Suspected of Immunity Certificate Abuses Police have questioned 130 people, including health-care employees, in connection with suspected abuses of immunity certificates. The abuses involve bribery... 2021.12.29.
Fidesz MP Simonka, Charged with Fraud, Will Not Run in Upcoming Elections Fidesz MP György Simonka announced on Thursday that he will not run in the upcoming parliamentary elections due in spring,... 2021.12.17.
Detailed Charges against Fidesz MP Völner Published as Parliament Lifts His Immunity The National Assembly voted to lift former Deputy Justice Minister Pál Völner's immunity in the bribery charges against him. A... 2021.12.14.
State Secretary Völner’s Asset Declaration: Modest Life, Little Savings Although Pál Völner earned roughly six times the Hungarian average salary, his assets appear to have stagnated in the past decade,... 2021.12.08.
Prosecutor Seeks 6 Years in Prison for Ruling Fidesz MP Boldog on Corruption Charges The preparatory session of ruling Fidesz MP István Boldog’s court hearing will be held on June 30, at the Budapest... 2021.05.07.
Fidesz MP Simonka’s Immunity Suspended Once Again Fidesz lawmaker György Simonka's immunity has been suspended once again, following yesterday's vote in the National Assembly. This time he... 2021.02.23.
Nightclub Owner Vizoviczki Gets Seven-and-a-half Years in Prison The Budapest Court of Appeals has sentenced nightclub owner and businessman László Vizoviczki to seven-and-a-half years in a maximum security... 2020.12.22.
Charges Pressed Against Fidesz MP Boldog for Bribery The Central Prosecutor's Office of Investigations has pressed charges against István Boldog, an MP ruling Fidesz, and eight accomplices for... 2020.12.21.
Billionaire Bige Accused of Bribery and Misappropriation Billionaire businessman László Bige was arrested on Tuesday. He is accused of bribery and misappropriation in a case that dates... 2020.12.17.
‘Fertilizer King’ Billionaire László Bige Arrested Once Again László Bige, one of Hungary's wealthiest businessmen, has again been arrested. According to Telex, Bige, who gained wealth in fertilizer... 2020.12.16.
Fidesz-KDNP Votes Down ‘Lex Szijjártó’ Fidesz-KDNP members of the Parliament's Committee on Justice eventually voted down the proposal that many grew to dub as "Lex... 2020.12.10.
Nightclub Owner Vizoviczki Who Bribed Officials Sentenced to Prison, Fined A Hungarian businessman and nightclub owner and his associates who have been found guilty of bribing high-ranking officials to turn... 2020.07.17.
‘Trial of Generals’: Prison Sentences for Receiving Kickbacks from Suppliers The Budapest court of appeals sentenced two generals of the Hungarian military to two and three years of imprisonment, respectively,... 2020.02.24.
Socialist Leader Moves to Expel Councillor over Corruption Allegations Socialist Party Leader Bertalan Tóth has initiated the expulsion of Csaba Lackner, a councillor in Budapest's 19th district, over allegations... 2019.10.28.
