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국민권익위, 부패·공익 신고자들에게 보상금 등 5억 872만 원 지급
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What the document holds
ACRC press release of 1 Jan 2021: payments to 25 corruption and public-interest reporters (KRW 508.72 million), six case summaries (one under the Graft Act), and 2020 totals (441 applications paid, KRW 5.5274 billion: already in the data; KRW 71.21 billion recovered: added). Amounts read with 억 = 100,000,000 and 만 = 10,000; 712억 1천여만 read as 7,121,000 만.
What it supports
11 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Other documents give different figures in 1 case involving this one. Both are kept.
Numbers (5)
- Awards paid (amount)Item: Rewards and awardsKRW 50,872 ten thousand2021-01-01 · Korea ACRC 2021Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Awards paid (amount)Item: Rewards and awardsKRW 552,740 ten thousand2020 · Korea ACRC 2021Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Awards paid (number)Item: Rewards and awards441 cases2020 · Korea ACRC 2021Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Individuals awardedItem: Rewards and awards25 persons2021-01-01 · Korea ACRC 2021Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Money collected thanks to whistleblowersKRW 712,100 ten thousand2020 · Korea ACRC 2021Final figureSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
Cases and awards (6)
- Reward case (corruption): company drew double R&D funding for the same project and spent it on company expenses; KRW 64.02 million reward.KRW 64,020,0001 Jan 2021AwardedSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Reward case (public interest): daycare director claimed subsidies for a teacher who did not work; KRW 11.43 million reward.KRW 11,430,0001 Jan 2021AwardedSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Award case (Improper Solicitation and Graft Act): high-school sports coach took money from parents; KRW 5 million award.KRW 5,000,0001 Jan 2021AwardedSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Reward case (corruption): academic society faked tax invoices to obtain government grants; KRW 23.84 million reward.KRW 23,840,0001 Jan 2021AwardedSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Reward case (public interest): pharmaceutical company paid rebates to hospitals and clinics; KRW 227 million reward.KRW 227,000,0001 Jan 2021AwardedSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
- Reward case (corruption): local public body's culture-card official colluded with merchants to divert programme funds; KRW 62.74 million reward.KRW 62,740,0001 Jan 2021AwardedSouth Korea · ACRC rewards for corruption, public-interest and public-funds fraud reports
About the document
What it covers Calendar 2020 totals (441 cases, KRW 5,527.4 million, recoveries).
Notes ACRC press release (보도자료). Raw copy is the press-release web page; quotes are taken from the attached .hwp original (same text).
Source id kor-acrc-pr-2021-01-01 · accessed 5 Oct 2026