A luxurious two-thousand-square-meter villa in Budapest is ‍at the centre of a complex legal battle stemming from Hungary’s largest financial fraud too ⁤date – the⁢ collapse of Quaestor, which defrauded investors of $77 ‍billion.⁣ While Csaba Tarsoly, the ⁣former leader⁢ of Quaestor, was convicted last year, his family remains in the opulent property, ⁤fighting a protracted eviction.

The⁣ story began in 2016,⁤ a year after the Quaestor scandal broke.Erika Tarsolyné Rónaszéki,⁤ Csaba Tarsoly’s⁣ wife, ‍secured a contract allowing her family to live in the villa⁢ – formerly⁣ owned by Quaestor ⁣Group Twins ‍Hotel and Hospitality Ltd.⁤ – indefinitely, covering only utilities and maintenance. In‍ 2020, the value of⁢ this arrangement was estimated at approximately one billion forints.