Investigation

Where did
the public money go?

11 persons, public data, unanswered questions. Based solely on investigative journalism sources.

11persons examined
3000+billion HUF in question
50+investigative sources
Orbán Viktor
Fotó: Getty Images / Politico
Orbán Viktor
What happens to a country when power and wealth become concentrated in the same hands?
35 years in power
Mészáros Lőrinc
Fotó: Forbes
Mészáros Lőrinc
How does someone go from being a gas fitter in Felcsút to the richest man in Hungary in a single decade?
~1,400 bn HUF
Tiborcz István
Fotó: Népszava
Tiborcz István
How does a transport consultant end up among the wealthiest people in the country?
~151.5 bn HUF
Rogán Antal
Fotó: Bődey János / Telex
Rogán Antal
How is it possible that a government leader finds himself in the crosshairs of American sanctions?
US sanctions (2025)
Habony Árpád
Fotó: Népszava
Habony Árpád
How large are the business interests behind someone who has never held an official position?
Shadow advisor
Szíjj László
Fotó: Duna Aszfalt Zrt.
Szíjj László
How does someone win 914 billion forints worth of public procurement contracts?
914 bn HUF tenders
Garancsi István
Fotó: Fehérvárfc.hu
Garancsi István
How does someone become the 9th richest person in Hungary between 2010 and 2024?
Forbes #9 (2024)
Balásy Gyula
Fotó: New Land
Balásy Gyula
How is it possible for a single private individual to contract more than one hundred billion forints from the state?
100+ bn HUF state
Völner Pál & Schadl György
Fotó: Szollár Zsófi / Index
Völner Pál & Schadl György
Where was the guardian of the justice system when a hundred-million-forint corruption network was being woven?
Judicial corruption
Szalay-Bobrovniczky K.
Fotó: Papajcsik Péter / Index
Szalay-Bobrovniczky K.
What does it mean when a defense minister simultaneously has business interests in the casino and defense industries?
Casino + defense
Nyerges Zsolt
Fotó: Koszticsák Szilárd / MTI
Nyerges Zsolt
How could a lawyer from Szolnok build an empire that became the funding source for the country's most powerful oligarchs?
300+ bn HUF contracts