April 19, 2024. 2 min
24.hu: NAV is investigating the case of the CÖF company that publishes the posters for budget fraud
After the paper wrote last year how much CÖF-CÖKA’s company, Kövess nyts 2022 Kft., spent at list price on the poster campaign discrediting the opposition politicians, Ágnes Vadai (DK) asked submitted to the chief prosecutor about where the loss-making company got 1 billion forints from. At that time, Péter Polt evaluated the question as a report and sent it for investigation of the Directorate General of Crime of the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV). Now, in response to another question from Vadai, Polt said that the Central Investigation Department of the National Directorate of Crime of the NAV ordered an investigation into the case last fall due to the crime of budget fraud.
RTL: The János Lázárs also lost the 252 million compensation lawsuit at the second instance, and the tennis association still has to pay 16 million
The Szeged Jury upheld the first-degree partial judgment in all respects, so the Hungarian Tennis Association also lost the HUF 252 million compensation lawsuit against the former general secretary in the second instance, rtl.hu learned. According to the decision, the association owes Attila Richter 16 months’ salary, so he also has to pay roughly HUF 16 million. According to the court, even though the former general secretary was falsely accused of causing damage when he signed a contract to organize a tournament, he did not actually act negligently.
444: Brendon, who sells baby stuff, became Lőrincé Mészáros
“Following a successful agreement, Talentis Group Zrt., a subsidiary of Lőrinc Mészáros, has signed a purchase agreement, according to which, if the closing conditions are successfully met, it will become the 100% owner of Hungary’s market-leading retail baby store chain, Brendon Holding Kft.,” he announced in his announcement. the Butcher Group. Founded in 1993, Brendon operates 18 stores in Hungary and is a market leader among stores specializing in the sale of baby and mother products. In 2022, its consolidated sales exceeded HUF 15 billion, and the number of employees is more than 300.
Hvg.hu: Tamás Menczer will not be left without a salary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Until last Friday, Tamás Menczer was the State Secretary responsible for bilateral relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, but he left that position because he became the communications director of Fidesz. However, it appeared in Thursday evening’s Official Gazette that his former boss, Péter Szijjártó, appointed him ministerial commissioner responsible for the development of Hungarian-German social relations. For the commissioner’s work, even if he does not receive a state secretary’s salary, as before, but according to the law, he does receive a deputy state secretary’s salary, which, based on the Prime Minister’s decision, can be up to HUF two million gross per month.
Popular word: The ORFK has spoken out, several school district leaders are being investigated for corruption
Due to well-founded suspicions of the crime of accepting bribes and embezzlement, the investigation of two school district directors continues at the Pest County Police Headquarters and the Dunakeszi Police Headquarters. In a third case, in which a school district leader was also involved due to the suspicion of the crime of abuse of office, the investigation was terminated on January 18 of this year because, according to the investigative authority, no crime had occurred, the paper learned from the National Police Headquarters (ORFK).
Cover photo: László Csizmadia, president of CÖF-CÖKA, and constitutional lawyer Zoltán Lomnici Jr., spokesperson of CÖF-CÖKA (photo: CÖF/Facebook)
