Hungarian billionaire Bige might face imprisonment for criminal activities

One of the wealthiest Hungarians and owner of a sulfuric acid factory László Bige has been on the watchlist of authorities since 2018. Now the police finally came to a decision and fined Bige with paying back 373,000 EUR and imprisonment for his actions.

24.hu reported that last year Bige was even taken to the police and kept there for forty-eight hours when his case started to peak. According to Forbes Magazine, his fortune decreased from 300 million EUR to 250 million in one year, making him the 14th richest Hungarian in the country. However, the money and wealth was not the primary concern of Bige in the last few months. 

In November 2018, 300 police officers and other authorities rushed to Bige’s factory to search for the clues of criminal actions, and signs of illegal pollution coming from the establishment. The factory was eventually shut down immediately, but the Hungarian authorities did not share the exact reasons and the clues they have found.