The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on Antal Rogan, a senior Hungarian government official and one of Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's closest associates. Source: a statement by the US Treasury Department,

Antal Rogan is the first high-ranking Hungarian official sanctioned by the U.S. under the Magnitsky Act, which targets individuals involved in serious human rights abuses and corruption.

On Tuesday, a top Hungarian government official and adviser to Prime Minister Viktor Orban was sanctioned for alleged corrupt activity by the United States, according to the U.S. Department of State.