Offshore Secrets

How the Hungarian part of the Panama Papers project started

Our Panama Papers reporter on how he got involved in the world’s biggest international investigative reporting project.

Panama papers show a hidden business link between a former Hungarian state bank chief and an Austrian media investor

(Magyar) Erős János korábbi MFB-vezér egy befolyásos osztrák üzletemberrel, Heinrich Pecinával üzletelt egy panamai cégen keresztül. Régóta ismerik egymást, vadászni is szoktak együtt.

Panama Papers: Hungarian socialist politician left the party as his offshore interest emerged

Laszlo Boldvai made this decision after Direkt36 exposed, as part of the Panama Papers project, that his wife had an offshore company with a Swiss bank account.

(Magyar) Forrás: Németh Gyula/Direkt36

She’s a teacher with a Swiss bank account. And she’s also a politician’s wife

Socialist politician László Boldvai’s wife is a high school teacher but drives a BMW and had an offshore company with a Swiss bank account. A new story from the Panama Papers.

(Magyar) Forrás: Németh Gyula/Direkt36

Massive offshore leaks reveal former government politician’s hidden business

Millions of leaked offshore documents reveal the hidden businesses and assets of world leaders and politicians, including a former MP of Hungary’s governing party. He got involved in a secret offshore company while he was still in parliament.