Hungary finds nearly $20 million in cash buried in forests in bribery probe of Orban-era minister
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It took a dozen State Treasury workers eight hours to count the cash, part of Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s ‘Operation Purgatory’ anti-corruption drive.
Hungarian authorities have recovered nearly $20 million in cash, some buried in forests or hidden in farm buildings and warehouses, in a bribery probe into Miklos Sesztak, a minister under former right-wing leader Viktor Orban.Prime Minister Peter Magyar ousted nationalist Orban after 16 years in power in an April election, pledging to mend ties with the European Union, marred by years of conflict under Orban, and to launch a sweeping anti-corruption drive into allegations of graft.Orban-era ministers, central bank chief under arrestTwo former ministers from Orban's government and former central bank chief Gyorgy Matolcsy are under arrest over graft accusations in separate investigations.
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