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.
Eurobarometer: Hungarians Disapprove of Corruption the Least in the EU Hungarians disapprove of corruption the least in the EU, while 57% think it has increased over the past three years,... 2020.06.12.
Charged Fidesz MP Simonka Might Have Influenced Legislation to Dampen Consequences The corruption case of Fidesz MP György Simonka might have reached the legislative powers, meaning that even laws might have... 2020.05.25.
Criminals See Opportunity in Coronavirus Epidemic Criminals seem relatively unconcerned by recent events and there are certain people out there trying to make "big profits" from... 2020.03.20.
Coronavirus: Honduran National Arrested in Hungary for Epidemic-related Fraud A Honduran national has been arrested in Hungary for using the Covid-19 pandemic to defraud a US company of nearly... 2020.03.17.
Gov’t Blames Soros for Worsening Ranking on Transparency Corruption Index Hungary, having scored 44 points, slipped back once again on a corruption scale, and is now ranked 70th in the... 2020.01.24.
Weightlifting’s Olympic Spot Might be in Danger Amid ARD’s Doping Claims On Wednesday, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) will hold an emergency meeting in Doha to address the German state broadcaster... 2020.01.20.
IWF Claims: Aján Not to Run for Reelection But Denies Wrongdoing In the wake of ARD's investigative documentary in which Hungarian sports diplomat Tamás Aján and the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) are... 2020.01.10.
Police Discover 250 Cases of Online Fraud in 11 Days The Hungarian police discovered 250 cases of online fraud, worth a combined 41.5 million forints (EUR 124,000) in just 11... 2020.01.08.
State Audit Office Calls for Changes in Public Sector Internal Controls The current internal control system of the public sector fails to fulfill its purpose and a full review of the... 2019.12.30.
