Hungarian authorities uncover $20m during probe of Orbán-era minister

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According to BBC, nearly $20m (£14.8m) in cash has been found hidden in farm buildings and buried in forests as part of an investigation into Miklós Seszták, a former minister under Viktor Orbán, authorities have said. Seszták, who served as minister of national development during Orbán's rule, is accused of accepting bribes in a scheme involving the state transport company, but has denied wrongdoing. Hungary's new Prime Minister Péter Magyar unseated Orbán in April on the promise of launching a sweeping anti-corruption drive. On Friday, Magyar described the find as the end of the mafia. The National Asset Recovery and Protection Office (NVVH) stated that investigators found wads of banknotes in safes, buried in woodlands, and hidden in agricultural and residential buildings, amounting to 5,071,632,000 forints, €2,658,350 and $1,257,100, bringing the combined value to $19.5m. The cash has been deposited into the Hungarian State Treasury. Former prime minister Viktor Orbán has dismissed the investigations as political revenge.