Hungarian Prime Minister's Office launches investigations into major public fund contracts

public procurement corruption investigation Triton Communications data erasure system Hungarian government

The Hungarian Prime Minister's Office has initiated legal proceedings following investigations into two major financial irregularities involving public funds.

First, the Office filed a report for suspected breach of trust and abuse of office regarding contracts awarded to Triton Communications. Managed by Fanny Kaminski, the company received approximately 4.2 billion HUF over 44 months to produce social media content for Viktor Orbán. The Office alleges the contract was exempted from public procurement procedures by citing the Prime Minister as a protected person and that the fees were at least three times higher than international market rates. The monthly fee reportedly rose from 63.6 million HUF to over 86 million HUF without changes to content requirements.

Second, police have launched an investigation into a 40 billion HUF data erasure system. The investigation focuses on payments made through the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) for approximately 15 million data erasure codes. Authorities suspect that nearly 31.2 billion HUF in net payments were made regardless of whether consumers actually utilized the software or successfully performed data deletions, as payments were triggered by the mere availability of licenses.

Entities

Antenna Hungária Zrt. · Certus Software Zrt. · Fanny Kaminski · MOHU · MOL · National Bureau of Investigation · National Media and Infocommunications Authority · Prime Minister's Office · Triton Communications · Viktor Orbán

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[● 4 SOURCES] The monthly fee for Triton Communications increased from 63.6 million to 86.4 million forints. 444.hu · hirklikk.hu · kuruc.info · www.vg.hu
[● 4 SOURCES] Triton Communications received approximately 4.2 billion forints over 44 months for social media content production. 444.hu · hirklikk.hu · kuruc.info · www.vg.hu
[● 2 SOURCES] Payments for data erasure codes were triggered by license availability rather than actual usage. nlc.hu
[● 2 SOURCES] Police have ordered an investigation into a 40 billion forint data erasure code case. nlc.hu
[● 4 SOURCES] The Prime Minister's Office filed a report against unknown perpetrators for suspected breach of trust and abuse of office. 444.hu · hirklikk.hu · kuruc.info · www.vg.hu
[● 3 SOURCES] The contract was exempted from public procurement procedures because the Prime Minister is a protected person. hirklikk.hu · kuruc.info · www.vg.hu
[● 2 SOURCES] Nearly 40 billion forints (gross) were paid for 15 million data erasure codes. nlc.hu
[● 2 SOURCES] Approximately 40 billion HUF (gross) was paid for 15 million data erasure codes. nlc.hu
[● 3 SOURCES] The monthly fee for Triton Communications increased from 63.6 million HUF to 86.4 million HUF. kuruc.info · hirklikk.hu · www.vg.hu
[● 3 SOURCES] Triton Communications received approximately 4.2 billion HUF over 44 months for social media content production. kuruc.info · hirklikk.hu · www.vg.hu
[● 2 SOURCES] The police have ordered an investigation into a 40 billion HUF data erasure system case. nlc.hu
[● 2 SOURCES] Payments for data erasure codes were made regardless of whether the consumer actually used the software. nlc.hu