A Direkt36 investigation has revealed that the companies of the family of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán have been involved in several public projects.

The firm had got involved in the preparations of a major public project nearly two years before it won the tender for it, shows a secretly made audio recording obtained by Direkt36.

István Tiborcz’s former company owns a high value property in an industrial park that is promoted by the government to investors.

István Tiborcz's company owns a property in the industrial park where the local Nokia factor had been operating. Now the government is trying to lure new investors to the park.

A few months ago, István Tiborcz became a co-owner in a firm belonging to the WHB group, which won several big state tenders in recent years.

One and a half year of investigation was not enough to find a reasonable suspicion in the case of the controversial public procurement businesses of Elios Innovatív. According to the Hungarian police, it is the true nature of the free market that a company can set different prices for similar lamps.

István Tiborcz, the son-in-law of Viktor Orbán, took 460 million forints (1.5 million euros) in dividend from his IT firm.

Direkt36’s latest investigation revealed how the controversy around the Hungarian Prime Minister’s son-in-law is connected to the Prime Minister’s Office.

The company formerly owned by the son-in-law of the Hungarian prime minister had a blast last year: its revenues skyrocketed to 24,8 million euros, and the current owner, a billionaire businessman took out 3,1 million in dividends. Virtually all the income of the company comes from public procurements and other state commissions.

For years, Endre Hamar was a close business partner of István Tiborcz, the son-in-law of the Hungarian prime minster. Hamar now became one of the first beneficiaries of the new European Union grant cycle, winning multiple public contracts.