Furgate

Furgate
Native name	옷로비 사건
Date	Late 1990s
Location	South Korea
Also known as	Clothes bribery scandal
Type	Bribery
Participants	Senior South Korean government figures and their wives
Outcome	$165 million loss
Arrests	Multiple
Convicted	Multiple

Furgate (Korean: 옷로비 사건 oslobi sageon), also known as the clothes bribery scandal, or the clothes-for-lobbying scandal, refers to the late-1990s corruption and scandal involving senior South Korean government figures and their wives, who took bribes and spent the proceeds on luxury items, primarily furs and jewelry.^[1] The resulting scandal and trial that began in 1999 and ended in 2000.^[2] Since the 1990s it has been described in South Korea as one of the largest scandals ever.^[3] Estimated loss from bribery and corruption related to the Furgate scandal was approximately $165 million.^[3]

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