This subject popped up on the Balkan OC thread , but I thought it would be appropriate to start up another thread for it since Hungarians don't fit into the Balkan cultural sphere .


At any rate Hungarian crime clans are alleged to be the most powerful form of domestic organized crime in Slovakia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_mafia ) and such an allegation doesn't seem completely far fetched to me . Of course I may very well be ignorant of the truth , being American and all , but the elements of proclivity towards organized crime seem to be there with respect to this minority .

For what it's worth my Dutch roommate in college talked a bit about Hungarians , specifically those who live outside the borders of so called historical Hungary , and said that the community as a whole has a pronounced tendency towards clannishness , secrecy , and anti authoritarianism . In short all the makings of a successful recipe for organized crime , though he never spoke about Hungarian OC groups in particular .

Yeah in Slovakia there are many ethnic Hungarians also in Romania.

Personally I don't think "Hungarian OC" is something that's got a far reach. It does exist of course, but I think it's extremely localized. Nothing like the groups from the former Soviet Union or the Balkan that have major operations throughout the whole of Europe and beyond.

Similar to Putin´s Russia the politicians created a powerful patronage network, moreover most newspapers and radio stations are now owned by oligarchs close to the regime. They manipulate Hungary’s elections.

Do said oligarchs have any known connections to organized crime groups ?

Sure they need them and visa versa. The EU funds go right in their pockets.

Is it known which particular organized crime groups said oligarchs have connections too ?