Corruption

Official collusion enabling large-scale illegal extraction of natural resources

1. Odisha Mangrove Illegal Felling Case

2. Jurisdiction: India (2025)
3. Original Case: The Case of Illegal Mangrove Deforestation in Odisha (2025)
4. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Suresh Pradhan]]><![CDATA[Bijay Kumar Sethi]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Odisha Forest Department]]>Investigators<![CDATA[Inspector Anil Patnaik]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[Advocate General Ashok Parija]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Manoj Tripathy]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Justice Ananta Kumar Mishra]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Orissa High Court]]><![CDATA[Bhitarkanika Forest Division]]><![CDATA[Central Bureau of Investigation]]>
5. Case Tags: Environmental Crime;Illegal Logging;Mangrove Destruction;Corruption

1. Dou Guangnai's Defiant Anti-Corruption Case

2. Jurisdiction: Qing Dynasty, China (1786 (Qianlong 51st year))
3. Original Case: 窦光鼐誓死除贪案
4. Key Figures: Dou Guangnai (Imperial Censor and Educational Commissioner), Qianlong Emperor, Huang Mei (Magistrate of Pingyang County), Yilinga (Governor of Zhejiang)
5. Case Tags: Corruption;Impeachment;Abuse of Power;Qing Dynasty Judiciary

1. Qian Feng Uncovering the Treasury Silver Deficit Case

2. Jurisdiction: China (Qing Dynasty) (1782)
3. Original Case: 钱沣智破库银亏空案
4. Key Figures: Qian Feng, Heshen, Liu Yong, Guotai, Yu Yijian
5. Case Tags: Corruption;Embezzlement;Impeachment;Qing Dynasty

1. Zhejiang Governor Fusong Corruption Case

2. Jurisdiction: Qing Dynasty China (1793 (58th year of the Qianlong reign))
3. Original Case: The Embezzlement Case of Zhejiang Governor Fusong
4. Key Figures: Fusong (Governor of Zhejiang), Quande (Lianghuai Salt Commissioner), Qianlong Emperor, Heshen (Grand Secretary, alleged political rival)
5. Case Tags: Corruption;Embezzlement;Qing Dynasty Official;Death Penalty

1. Gansu Fraudulent Disaster Relief Case

2. Jurisdiction: China (Qing Dynasty) (Revealed in 1781 (the 46th year of the Qianlong reign), with fraudulent activities dating back to at least 1774)
3. Original Case: 甘肃冒赈案 (Gansu Disaster Relief Fraud Case)
4. Key Figures: Wang Danwang (former Gansu Provincial Administration Commissioner and later Governor of Zhejiang), Le'erjin (Governor-General of Shaanxi and Gansu), Wang Tingzan (Gansu Provincial Administration Commissioner), Jiang Quandi (Prefect of Lanzhou), along with dozens of prefectural and county officials
5. Case Tags: Corruption;Disaster Relief Fraud;Historical Case;Group Crime

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. Orissa Forest Illegal Logging and Mining Case

2. Jurisdiction: India (2025)
3. DefendantsOdisha Mining Corporation OfficialsPrivate ContractorsInvestigatorsOdisha Vigilance DepartmentCentral Bureau of InvestigationJudgesSupreme Court of IndiaNational Green TribunalInstitutionsOdisha State GovernmentMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate ChangeSupreme Court of IndiaNational Green Tribunal
4. Case Tags: Environmental Crime;Corruption;Supreme Court Intervention;Mining Scandal

1. Case of Nian Gengyao's Forced Suicide

2. Jurisdiction: China (Qing Dynasty) (1726)
3. Original Case: Nian Gengyao Cisi An (年羹尧赐死案)
4. Key Figures: Nian Gengyao, Emperor Yongzheng
5. Case Tags: High Treason;Abuse of Power;Corruption;Political Purge