Son of former Fidesz state secretary detained

“There was another employment-related criminal organization lurking behind a previously dismantled invoice mill. The newly discovered group’s activities caused more than 1.5 billion forints (€4.1 million) in financial losses to the state. The criminal organization operated in the security and monitoring sector, and it was led by the son of a former state secretary. During the coordinated operation, financial investigators put an end to the criminal organization’s activities, which had been ongoing for nearly five years,” — the Hungarian Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) wrote in a statement, without naming the former state secretary. However, according to information Telex obtained from multiple sources, the individual in question is Zoltán Bolcsik, the former state secretary for law enforcement, who held this position under the Fidesz government.

According to our information, the son of the former state secretary had previously come under suspicion in connection with a branch of a Győr-based criminal organization involved in invoice fraud that had already been uncovered. We understand that this time, the tax authority separated his case from the others and focused its attention specifically on him, which led to in his arrest on Tuesday.

According to our information, on the same day, the NAV also conducted a search at the Budapest headquarters of Civil Biztonsági Szolgálat Zrt. This company used to be owned by former Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, and Zoltán Bolcsik was considered the former interior minister’s confidant and right-hand man. Bolcsik previously headed the National Defense Service as well.