Famous Hungarian Racehorse Owner In Custody
- 24 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
Zoltán Mikóczy, owner of the Hungarian racehorse Overdose, which enjoyed success on the European racing circuit four years ago, has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a large-scale tax evasion scheme in the sugar trade.
Two men from Kiskõrös and Akasztó are suspected of running a gang that obtained sugar from Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic through fictitious companies, thereby evading Ft 1.2 billion in VAT payments.
Mikóczy is in police custody along with one other Slovak citizen and nine Hungarians. He was arrested in a hotel on April 14.
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
This news item is one of many published daily by HATC, a premier subscription news service which distributes English-language info about Hungary via email or fax. For a free trial of HATC visit www.hatc.hu and click on 'Free Trial Subscription’.
LATEST NEWS IN current affairs