Misuse of Covid Vaccine Pioneer Katalin Karikó’s Name The name and photos of Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó, one of the most important pioneers of mRNA technology, were allegedly... 2022.07.14.
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.
Hungary Among Forerunners in Speedometer Manipulation in Europe Hungary is one of the European leaders in odometer tampering. In a comprehensive study, the portal "carVertical" examined the percentage... 2022.02.23.
Prosecutor’s Office Agrees to Further Cooperation with EU Anti-Fraud Body Hungary's Chief Public Prosecutor Péter Polt and Ville Itälä, Director-General of OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud body, signed a working agreement... 2022.02.12.
Kun-Mediátor Case Defendant Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison A local court on Friday sentenced Mária D., the former head of failed travel agency Kun-Mediátor, which illegally operated as... 2022.01.08.
Police Say No Crime Committed in Borkai Ally’s Suspicious Audi Land Deal Police say no crime was committed in the land deal of Győr's former Fidesz mayor Zsolt Borkai's lawyer that had... 2022.01.07.
Two Companies Involved in Suspicious Public Projects Dissolved Two companies linked to recent, suspicious projects of the Fidesz-government's circles, have been recently dissolved. The first one is the... 2021.10.07.
Three Plead Guilty in Criminal Case Involving FINA Budapest Organizer Company Three defendants pleaded guilty in the process concerning the business management of the state-owned firm (Bp2017 Ltd.), established for the... 2021.08.31.
Man Sells 40 Fake Tickets for EURO 2020 Zoltán M., a 28 year-old man from Budapest, was caught selling fake tickets for UEFA Euro football matches on Monday... 2021.06.15.
Draconian Sanctions for Immunity Certificate Counterfeiters Although not one case has made it to the public so far in Hungary, as immunity certificate-holders receive special allowances,... 2021.05.13.
FinMin Official: Hungary Among Europe’s Safest Countries for Online Payments Notwithstanding last year's 70,000 fraudulent bankcard transactions costing 1.3 billion forints (EUR 3.6m), Hungary is among Europe's safest countries for... 2021.04.19.
Strange Market Developments Raise Corruption Allegations Several small markets have sprouted up recently in the villages of Fidesz MP and former state secretary Zsolt Szabó's constituency... 2021.02.24.
Fidesz MP Kósa Visited Swiss Banks With the ‘Csenger Swindler’ Fidesz MP and former minister Lajos Kósa met with the Csenger woman four times in Switzerland where they even visited... 2021.02.18.
Fidesz MP Kósa Offered Shares of Big French Bank by ‘Billionaire’ Csenger Swindler New developments have arisen in perhaps the strangest domestic political scandal, the attempted scam concerning Fidesz MP and former minister... 2021.02.17.
Nigerian Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering The Budapest Court of Appeal has sentenced a Nigerian national to three years in prison and three years' expulsion from... 2021.02.10.
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.
Former Jobbik MEP Csanád Szegedi Charged with Fraud The public prosecutor's office has charged former opposition Jobbik MEP Csanád Szegedi and seven accomplices with defrauding the European Parliament's... 2020.12.11.
Szeged Court Hears Fraud Case Involving EU Funds A Szeged court on Tuesday held the first hearing in a case involving five suspects charged with the abuse of... 2020.09.29.
OLAF Data about EU Fund Use Irregularities Slam Hungary Again The European Anti-Fraud Office's (OLAF) recommendations related to irregularities detected in the areas of European Structural and Investment Funds and... 2020.09.11.
Codruța Kövesi: EPPO Will Also Investigate Hungarian Cases Although the Hungarian government opposes joining the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), the office will have the right to investigate... 2020.07.07.
All Companies Accounts Can Be Seen by Tax Office From Now On The government has expanded its online tax accounting system, heralding a new era in tax returns and efforts to whiten... 2020.07.01.
