# Hungarian investigators seize $19.5m in probe of former minister

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hungarian-authorities-uncover-20m-during-probe-of-orban-era-minister/
- Published: 2026-11-14T10:42:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T21:19:58+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckjwj03w4w0qo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Investigators seized $19.5m in a probe involving former minister Miklós Seszták.
- Cash was found hidden in buildings and buried in forests.
- The seizure is part of Péter Magyar’s anti-corruption drive.

## Summary

Hungarian investigators say they have seized cash worth $19.5m (£14.8m) in a corruption investigation involving former development minister Miklós Seszták. The discovery is significant for new Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s promised anti-corruption drive into alleged wrongdoing during Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power.

The cash was found during a two-day search, hidden in safes, farm and residential buildings, warehouses and buried in forests. Investigators listed 5.07bn forints, €2.66m and $1.26m; the money has been deposited in Hungary’s national treasury. Seszták, who is accused of taking bribes in a scheme involving the state transport company, denies wrongdoing, as do Orbán and other former officials facing separate graft allegations.

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