The company needed to show that they had done similar construction in the past so they brought a reference from Uruguay. But it was a lie.
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Company Wins Major Public Contract Through False Claims
Former notary and entrepreneur acquitted in corruption case
The court cited the lack of evidence as the reason for its ruling.
Continue readingTapped phone calls reveal new details of the corruption case in Central Budapest
The phone calls played in court show the extraordinarily close relationship between two defendants of the corruption trial, a former notary and a businessman.
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Notary and businessman became extremely close, corruption trial reveals
The trial of the alleged District 5 corruption cases has started with the testimonies of the defendants. What emerged is a story of how a businessman with a wide network of contacts built an extremely close relationship with one of the most senior public officials of the district.
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A corruption investigation has been shrouded in secrecy. Now here is what happened
In district five of Budapest, arranging a restaurant licence cost 1.5 million forints in bribes, according to the prosecutors. One of the suspects is a businessman whose company had received lucrative contracts from the municipality.
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2014 was a prosperous year for 5th district’s mysterious entrepreneur
Profits nearly tripled for the construction company that has been awarded lucrative contracts by the 5th district while its owner keeps working in a hotel as an employee.
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Mystery Entrepreneur: His Company Is Flush With State Money, Yet He Keeps Working as a Hotel Employee
The company received most of its contracts from Budapest 5th district, during the mayoral term of prominent government politician, Antal Rogán. Direkt36’s investigation also revealed that the firm has several links to a businessman who had close business relationship with the district in the past.
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