US EditionA European lawmaker is sentenced in a fraud case involving Czech populist leader Andrej Babiš
The court gave Jana Nagyová a suspended sentence and a fine in a $2 million case over EU farm subsidies.
- The Prague Municipal Court convicted Jana Nagyov, a former associate of Prime Minister Andrej Babia, of fraud involving $2 million in European Union subsidies, handing her a three-year suspended sentence on Monday.
- Ownership of the Stork Nest transferred from Babia-owned Agrofert to access European Union subsidies meant for small enterprises, which the conglomerate later returned after the fraud was discovered.
- Parliament rejected a motion to lift immunity for Prime Minister Andrej Babia, who was a defendant in the $2 million case, meaning he cannot face trial until his term ends in 2029.
- Municipal Court fined Nagyov 500,000 koruna, or $24,000, for her role in the scheme. The verdict is not final, and she can appeal the decision.
- Prime Minister Andrej Babia returned to power after his ANO, or YES, movement won the October election, forming a coalition with Freedom and Direct Democracy and Motorists to reject key European Union policies.
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A European lawmaker is sentenced in a fraud case involving Czech populist leader Andrej Babiš
A Czech court has convicted a former associate of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš of fraud, giving her a three-year suspended sentence and a fine.
The Municipal Court in Prague today sentenced MEP Jana Nagyová (ANO) to three years of probation with a five-year probationary period and a fine of 500,000 crowns for subsidy fraud and damage to the EU's financial interests in the Stork's Nest case. The verdict is not final, and her lawyer has filed an appeal against it with the High Court in Prague. Nagyová once again denied guilt in her closing argument and apologized for announcing the decisi…
The prosecutor proposed a three-year suspended sentence and a large fine for Jana Nagyová for alleged subsidy fraud at the Čapí hnízdo farm. Andrej Babiš's reputation is also at stake.
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