# Hungary finds $20m in cash during corruption probe

> Nearly twenty million dollars in hidden cash has been discovered during an investigation into a former minister under Viktor Orbán, as the new government pursues an anti-corruption drive.
- Title: Hungary finds $20m in cash during corruption probe · BBC News
- Summary: Nearly twenty million dollars in hidden cash has been discovered during an investigation into a former minister under Viktor Orbán, as the new government…
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckjwj03w4w0qo
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## Twenty million dollars found hidden
Nearly twenty million dollars in cash has been discovered hidden in farm buildings and buried in forests during an investigation into Miklós Seszták, a former minister under Viktor Orbán.
## Seszták denies bribery accusations
Seszták served as minister of national development for four of Orbán's sixteen-year rule and is accused of accepting bribes involving the state transport company. He has denied any wrongdoing.
## Magyar calls it end of mafia
Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who unseated Orbán in a landslide election in April on an anti-corruption promise, described the cash discovery as the end of the mafia following a two-day search.

> the end of the "mafia"
## Orbán claims political revenge
Viktor Orbán dismissed the investigations as political revenge, saying the aim is elimination of his opposition and establishment of a one-party system. His brother was detained in a people-smuggling case on Monday.

> In this dirty game, the aim is the elimination of the political opponent and the establishment of a one-party system.
## Key takeaway

Hungarian authorities found nearly twenty million dollars hidden in farm buildings and forests during a corruption investigation into a former Orbán-era minister, depositing it into the national treasury.