Bribery

Bribery and acceptance of bribes by public officials in connection with government contracts and subsidies

1. The Lianghuai Salt Certificate Scandal

2. Jurisdiction: China (Qing Dynasty) (1768 (uncovered in the 33rd year of the Qianlong reign; crimes dated back to the 1740s))
3. Original Case: 两淮特大盐引案
4. Key Figures: Gao Heng (Lianghuai Salt Commissioner), Pu Fu (former Salt Commissioner), Lu Jianzeng (Salt Distribution Commissioner), Ji Xiaolan (informant), and multiple salt merchants including Wang Qishu
5. Case Tags: Corruption;Embezzlement;Bribery;Abuse of Power

1. Case Reiwa 7 (U) 91: Violation of the Law for Punishment of Profits Obtained by Acts of Mediation by Public Officials, etc.

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和7(う)91 公職にある者等のあっせん行為による利得等の処罰に関する法律違反被告事件
4. Key Figures: Defendant: Taro Yamada (Member of the House of Representatives); Co-conspirators: Kim Min-soo (South Korean shipbuilding executive)
5. Case Tags: Bribery;Influence Peddling;Political Corruption;Foreign Interference

1. Case Reiwa 7 (Wa) 35 Bribery Defendant Incident

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
3. Original Case: 令和7(わ)35 収賄被告事件
4. Key Figures: Japanese House of Representatives member Tanaka Hiroshi, South Korean shipbuilding executive Park Jin-woo
5. Case Tags: Bribery;Transnational Corruption;Political Scandal;Japan-Korea Relations

1. Jiangnan Provincial Examination Fraud Case (Xinmao Examination Case of the 50th Year of Kangxi)

2. Jurisdiction: Qing Dynasty China (1711)
3. Original Case: 江南乡试舞弊案（康熙五十年辛卯科场案）
4. Key Figures: Chief Examiner Zuo Bifan, Deputy Examiner Zhao Jin, examinees Wu Bi and Cheng Guangkui, magistrate Chen Tianli, magistrate Fang Ming, Governor-General Gali, Governor Zhang Boxing, et al.
5. Case Tags: Examination Fraud;Bribery;Imperial Examination Scandal;Qing Dynasty Criminal Case