Hungary seizes $19.5m in cash found buried in forests amid graft inquiry

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• The Guardian
  Hungary seizes $19.5m in cash found buried in forests amid graft inquiry

  <p>Anti-corruption agency carried out searches as part of investigation into Orbán-era minister accused of taking bribes</p><p>Hungary’s anti-corruption agency said on Friday it had seized cash worth $19.5m (£14.8m) buried in forests and hidden elsewhere while investigating an ex-minister of nationalist former leader Viktor Orbán’s cabinet.</p><p>Miklós Seszták, Hungary’s minister of national development between 2014 and 2018, is accused of taking bribes in a scheme involving the state transport company, purchasing secondhand buses at inflated prices.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/13/hungary-seizes-195m-in-cash-found-buried-in-forests-amid-graft-inquiry">Continue reading...</a>

  Fri, 13 Nov 2026 22:12:54 GMT

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1. 2026-11-13 22:12The Guardian — Hungary seizes $19.5m in cash found buried in forests amid graft inquiry