# Hungary: Millions in hidden cash found in Orban graft probe

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hungary-millions-in-hidden-cash-found-in-orban-graft-probe/
- Published: 2026-11-14T09:19:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T10:27:46+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/hungary-millions-in-hidden-cash-found-in-orban-graft-probe/a-79946923?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Nearly $20 million in hidden cash was seized in Hungary.
- The probe centres on former minister Miklos Sesztak, who denies wrongdoing.
- The recovery marks a major step in Magyar’s anti-corruption campaign.

## Summary

Hungarian investigators have recovered nearly $20 million (€17.7 million) in cash hidden in forests and buildings during a corruption probe involving former minister Miklos Sesztak. The seizure is a prominent early result of Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s anti-corruption campaign, launched after his party ended Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule in April.

The cash was found during two days of searches in Budapest and three counties, and has been deposited with the state treasury. Sesztak, who served as national development minister from 2014 to 2018, is suspected of taking more than $37 million in bribes and kickbacks linked to bus purchases and construction projects; he denies wrongdoing. Magyar’s new agency has investigative and prosecutorial powers, while other former officials are also under investigation, and Orban has called the probes political persecution.

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