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According to the Star Lawyer, György Matolcsy Could Receive up to Twenty Years in Prison

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Everyone is wondering what punishment they can impose on György Matolcsy, the former president of the Hungarian National Bank, who was arrested yesterday on suspicion of committing economic fraud of a particularly significant value. The crime is punishable by imprisonment of 5-10 years, but according to lawyer Gergely Bárándy, who gave an interview to Klubrádió, the seriousness of the case may increase if multiple crimes are found, which could i…
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Everyone is wondering what punishment they can impose on György Matolcsy, the former president of the Hungarian National Bank, who was arrested yesterday on suspicion of committing economic fraud of a particularly significant value. The crime is punishable by imprisonment of 5-10 years, but according to lawyer Gergely Bárándy, who gave an interview to Klubrádió, the seriousness of the case may increase if multiple crimes are found, which could i…

The penalty for economic fraud is imprisonment of 5-10 years in cases of particularly significant financial loss, but this can be doubled in the case of a criminal organization.

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Economic crimes have very harsh penalties. According to lawyer Gerely Bárándy, investigations will be conducted in the MNB cases in which György Matolcsy may be involved. The most can be received for committing crimes in a criminal organization

The penalty for economic crimes committed against property for a significant amount of money is 5-10 years, but in the case of multiple crimes, this can go up to 15 years, and in the case of crimes committed in a criminal organization, up to 20 years. I think that if it can be established that a crime was committed in a criminal organization somewhere, it is definitely here, said lawyer Gergely Bárándy in the Morning Fast.

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klubradio.hu broke the news on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
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