School Renovation, Slightly Used: Mayor's Cut Included

Item specifics

Condition	Convicted, final. Appeal court upheld sentence, 15 February 2011
Location	Döge, Hungary
Seller	Mayor (polgármester) of Döge, name withheld
Winning bidder	A local construction contractor (described only)
Category	Construction
Payment method	Planned hand-back from invoice payments; first instalments paid
Returns	No returns. Prison 3 yrs 10 mths; 8 million forint confiscated (2011)

Description

What the bribe bought

The bribe was meant to secure an order for a school renovation in Döge worth approximately 226 million forint, and smooth payment of the contractor's invoices. No gain figure is documented.

What happened

A local construction contractor promised the mayor of Döge 8 million forint for arranging the school renovation order. The money was planned as a hand-back out of the invoice payments. The contractor paid first instalments, then refused to pay more. Court records say receipt of the full sum was not proven. The mayor was sentenced to 3 years 10 months in prison, upheld on appeal on 15 February 2011.

Read the article

Börtönre ítélték Döge polgármesterét · Index.hu · Article in Hungarian

Official record

Klotz Péter: Esetelemzés: Döge polgármesterének vesztes pere · korrupciomegelozes.kormany.hu (Hungarian government anti-corruption portal) · Article in Hungarian

Shipping & returns

Authority	Kind	Amount	Year
Debreceni Ítélőtábla	prison sentence (mayor, upheld on appeal)	3 év 10 hónapos börtönbüntetés	2011
Debreceni Ítélőtábla	confiscation (replaces the fine)	HUF 8M≈ €21.8KAs stated in the source: 8 millió forint vagyonelkobzás	2011
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megyei Bíróság	disqualification from public affairs (first instance)	öt évre eltiltotta a közügyek gyakorlásától	2010