Hungary: cash found in investigation involving former minister Seszták
The asset recovery office reported forints, euros and US dollars found during searches on November 12 and 13. The case remains a criminal investigation.
Hungary’s National Asset Recovery and Asset Protection Office, NVVH, announced new cash findings on November 13 in the criminal investigation involving former National Development Minister Miklós Seszták. According to the office, coordinated searches took place on November 12 and 13 in Budapest and in Pest, Békés and Nógrád counties.
The office lists three separate amounts: 5,071,632,000 Hungarian forints, €2,658,350 and US$1,257,100. It says the cash was deposited with the Hungarian State Treasury on November 13.
NVVH says money was found buried in woodland, concealed in agricultural and warehouse buildings and a residential property, and stored in a safe. The announcement describes investigative steps and findings; it does not report a court determination of ownership, the origin of the funds or any person’s guilt.
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