Aunt abandoned intellectually disabled 6-year-old, hid fact for 18 years, state audit finds Police are searching for a 24-year-old man with an intellectual disability after his aunt admitted abandoning him in 2008. 2026.10.25
Education safety institution official faked Finnish invitation to justify travel, inspection finds The Bureau of Audit and Inspection determined that documents were falsified and responses to a parliamentary review untrue. 2026.10.15
Ex-broadcasting watchdog chief unfairly involved in YTN stake sell-off: State auditor The state auditor said former communications watchdog chief Lee Dong-kwan unfairly influenced the 2023 sale of a controlling YTN stake. 2026.9.14
BAI finds coercion and evidence fabrication in Yoon-era audits South Korea's state auditor said officials used threats, fabricated evidence and privacy violations in audits targeting the Moon administration. 2026.8.27
Statistical agencies raided over Moon gov't's alleged number fudging The Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office raided the Statistics Korea headquarters and other related offices suspected of data manipulation after the BAI requested an investigation into allegations that the Moon government had tampered with data. 2023.10.5
Moon administration allegedly manipulated housing data The previous Moon administration in South Korea allegedly manipulated government statistics, particularly for housing and economic data, according to the Board of Audit and Inspection. 2023.9.17
BAI castigates military for purchase of defective helmets The BAI found that the personnel in charge of overseeing the quality tests of bulletproof products for the military did not remove the Velcro, shroud, and side rail, despite being advised to do so by the Army Logistics Command. 2023.8.8
Election commission's internal probe finds 21 cases of nepotistic hiring Thirteen of the cases, more than half, involved the hiring of children of employees. Three cases involved spouses, two cases involved siblings and three involved close relatives, including cousins. 2023.6.22
ACRC calls on NEC to comply with investigation into nepotistic hiring scandal The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) on Wednesday called on the national election watchdog to fully comply with an investigation into its nepotistic hiring scandal, saying it was not being cooperative. 2023.6.14
NEC rejects BAI audit over nepotistic hires The National Election Commission (NEC) said Friday that it would not accept an audit by the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) over allegations of preferential treatment in the hiring of children of high-ranking officials. 2023.6.2
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![Jeong Seung-yoon, deputy chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, speaks at a press conference at the government complex in Jongno District, central Seoul, Wednesday, accusing the National Election Commission of noncompliance in an investigation into its nepotistic hiring scandal. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10769713.jpg?imageId=10769713&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
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