Hungary recovers nearly $20 million in ex-Orban minister bribery probe
What's new: Investigators found cash buried in forests and hidden in farm buildings, warehouses and a secluded safe.
Hungarian authorities recovered nearly $20 million in cash during a bribery investigation tied to former development minister Miklos Sesztak, a onetime minister under Viktor Orban. The National Asset Recovery and Protection Office said investigators found money buried in forests, concealed in farm buildings and warehouses, hidden at a residence and stored in a high-value safe in a secluded location. Finance Minister Andras Karman said the haul included 5.07 billion forints, 2.66 million euros and $1.26 million, and took a dozen State Treasury workers eight hours to count. Sesztak, who served from 2014 to 2018, has denied wrongdoing. The case is part of Prime Minister Peter Magyar's broader anti-corruption crackdown after Orban's election defeat.