On November 26, Slovakian law enforcement raided the Bratislava headquarters of state-run lottery Tipos Slovakia and detained company Chairman Ján Barczi and IT Director Miloš Prelec for questioning.
The two are reportedly charged with manipulating corporate reporting systems in order to facilitate money laundering activities, reported SBC News. The executives allegedly concealed money across multiple “dormant player accounts” with funds later withdrawn to unverified bank accounts.
Slovakian news agency Aktuality reported that Barczi hired an unnamed associate at Tipos to facilitate the illegal transactions.
National law enforcement agency NAKA did not disclose how much money had been stolen from the lottery operator.
Under Slovakia’s current gambling framework, Tipos SK serves as the national monopoly for lottery, football pools and instant-win games.
