A public official gave preferential treatment to a promotion candidate with an academic tie so that the candidate could be given exemption from duty and could be committed to preparing for a promotion examination at a library or a private institute, etc.
Article 7 – Prohibition of Use of Budget for Unspecified Purposes
A public official whose line of work does not necessitate the taking of business trips fraudulently received traveling expenses by fabricating receipts for a business trip that never took place or by overstating the number of companions.
Article 9 – Prohibition of Illegal Solicitation for Personnel Affairs
A public official asked an acquainted local lawmaker for help in getting promotion and the lawmaker made a personal secretary solicit promotion of the public official to the head of the basic local government.
Article 10 – Prohibition of Influence Peddling
A school principal ordered a chief administrative officer to select a curtain business run by an acquaintance and made a private contract with the business to supply curtains worth millions of won.
Article 10(2) - Prohibition of the Improper Use of Public Position
A central government official was asked by an acquainted employee of an incorporated association to allow the use of the name of the government agency at an art contest held by the association, and the official allowed the use of the title in promotions such as banner advertisements.
Article 11 – Prohibition of Illegal Solicitation
A public official mentioned the entry of a specific business to members of the review committee on the phone during the screening process for budget support candidates.
Article 12 – Restriction of Use of Duty-related Information for Financial Transactions
A public official mentioned the entry of a specific business to members of the review committee on the phone during the screening process for budget support candidates.
Article 13 – Prohibition of Personal Use of Public Property
A public official filled up a personal vehicle with fuel for business vehicles
Article 14 – Prohibition of Receiving Money or Other Valuables
A public official sent letters of invitation to subordinates and other duty-related personnel to join a publication party for the official’s new book and received contributions from participants.
Article 15 – Restrictions on Receiving Cash Rewards for Outside Lectures
A public official received a total of KRW 5.1 million in compensation for seven outside lectures but failed to declare part of the compensation.
Article 16 – Prohibition against Borrowing Money
A public official in charge of evaluation contracted an apartment with an unpaid balance, then personally borrowed KRW 50 million with an interest rate near that of commercial banks from his/her high school alumnus, an appraiser working for a metropolitan government, and repaid the principal and interest a couple of months after moving in.
Article 17 – Restriction on Notification of Festivities and Funerals
A secretary to the head of a district office sent wedding invitations along with his/her business card to over forty functional organizations within the jurisdiction including a Saemaul Leaders Conference, defense council, community welfare center, restaurant association, entertainment business branch, and received cash gifts exceeding KRW 50,000 each.