Hungarian man with an Interpol arrest is running his business in New Zealand

Stuff.co.nz reports that a Hungarian man, András Schmid, is allegedly a fraudster and is on Interpol’s wanted list. Despite this, the man is living and doing business freely in Auckland, New Zealand.

András Schmid is accused of having committed fraud and forgery in Hungary, thus he is under Interpol arrest alert. The man, who is now living freely in Auckland with his family, is wanted by the Hungarian Police.

Schmid was contacted at his home in Auckland with the purpose of gathering information on the issue.

The story is somewhat strange, as the 42-year-old man confirmed that

the man featured on Interpol’s mugshot is indeed him,

but he strongly denies all charges of fraud and forgery. He claims that he knows nothing of such matters and cannot explain as to why the Hungarian authorities would be after him.

The businessman claimed that there must be a huge mistake and that ‘Hungary was a corrupt country’, emphasising several times that something is not right. He further explained that, if he would have truly committed fraud and have gotten his money in illegal ways, then renting a house would not be an option for him.

Furthermore, Schmid acquired citizenship in New Zealand and has also been granted a gun license. He argues that if he would truly be a wanted person for fraud and forgery, then he would not have been allowed citizenship and to carry a firearm. Schmid defends himself by claiming that someone could probably have used his name.

Even Schmid’s lawyer, Geoff Anderson, claims that he is unaware of such allegations and accusations. The North Shore lawyer did not comment further on the issue when his attention was drawn to the fact that