Hungarian Mayor Accuses Official of AI-Generated Document Fraud
Győr's mayor Pintér Bence has accused former Fidesz politician Hajtó Péter of fraudulently obtaining 13 million forint in public funds by presenting a document he claims was generated using artificial intelligence as legitimate work product. Hajtó, who earned the salary as a business development coordinator at a city-owned subsidiary while also serving on city council, denies the allegations and says he worked to establish new economic relationships for Győr.
What happened
Hajtó Péter, a former Fidesz politician now leading an independent faction in Győr's city council, held a contract with Ipari Park Kft., a subsidiary of the city-owned Győr-Szol Zrt., as a "business development coordinator" from February 2025 to March 2026, receiving 1 million forint monthly.
Mayor Pintér Bence alleges that Hajtó Péter's 13 months of work resulted in a 37-page document that was generated using artificial intelligence, containing only generic, repetitive, and useless content with nonsensical English keywords, arbitrary numbers, and distorted images of Győr.
Pintér accused Hajtó of receiving 13 million forint in public funds for producing what he called an "AI-generated fake document," and announced he would file a complaint and propose Hajtó's removal from committee positions.
Reported impact
Pintér Bence stated the document was not worth 13 million forint to the city and characterized the contract as misuse of public funds.
Index analysis
The document existed only in two physical copies in A3 format and was not available electronically, making it difficult to verify independently.
Governance controls
The city initiated an audit of municipal companies in April 2026, during which the mayor discovered the document and filed multiple complaints related to the findings.
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Sources and evidence
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