"Chairman Kang Ho-dong and Corruption Department Store" (PD Notebook)

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The production team of MBC's current affairs and culture program "PD Notebook" focused on allegations of bribery surrounding Kang Ho-dong, chairman of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, and the corruption structure of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, which has been stigmatized as a "corrupt department store."

Nonghyup, ranked ninth in the business community in terms of assets, surpassing Samsung Electronics. Nonghyup, a "dinosaur organization" that moves 2.03 million members and 800 trillion won in assets, is shaking. Suspicions of bribery emerged after Kang Ho-dong, chairman of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, and the first-ever government joint special audit began. The Board of Audit and Inspection announced 14 investigation requests. Nonghyup has been hiding its true face, ranging from unfair private contracts to preferential loans.

- A special red ginseng box delivered to the head of the countryside union

He is the head of Nonghyup, which wields the authority of more than 40 affiliates, with an annual salary of 800 million won and annual sales expenses of 1 billion won. Due to its enormous power, there is constant noise related to money during the presidential election. Yulgok-myeon, Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do. Chairman Kang Ho-dong, who was the chairman of the small Yulgok Agricultural Cooperative Federation with 18 employees, is also under investigation for taking bribes in preparation for the election of the Nonghyup's central chairman. A retired figure gave a red ginseng box containing 20 million won in cash to Chairman Kang Ho-dong for a request for personnel management.

"If you gave me 20 million won back then, you can ask for a CEO". - Recording a conversation with a donor.-

It's not just retirees. Just before the election, suspicions arose that a total of 100 million won in cash was provided by a representative of a service company. An internal informant says that to become the head of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, he needs a large amount of campaign funds and receives 'various help' from retirees and businesses. And such a helping hand leads to a link of corruption such as 'Boeun personnel' and 'interest intervention' after becoming chairman.

- The Return of OBs, Chairman's 'Greeting the Casket' Resurrecting Anyone

After Chairman Kang Ho-dong took office, an unusual phenomenon occurred at Nonghyup. Retired officials who have already left their current positions have returned to work. Even within the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, criticism is rising that it is a "gwan lid personnel." The "OBs" of Nonghyup, which helped the election "by yin and yang", dominate personnel and audits and support the chairman Kang Ho-dong's system. Boeun personnel, which was prioritized over professionalism, what was behind it. <PD Notebook> reveals the backstory of the Nonghyup election, which is "fier than the parliamentary election," through the testimony of the former presidential candidate of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation.

- Nonghyup is a corruption department store? How They Make 'Black Money'

The problem was not just one deviation from Chairman Kang Ho-dong. Shocking reports that 'in order to be promoted to a high-ranking position, payment is essential'. An internal informant who visited the <PD Notebook> revealed the specific method of systematically creating 'black money' by the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation. The extraordinary methods of Nonghyup, which created slush funds by deploying dedicated staff from a specific department. In fact, an affiliate was found to have inflated hundreds of millions of won by using paper companies and private contracts while purchasing promotional hand creams. That freebies and promotional materials that cannot identify the recipient are used as a secret fund-raising channel as is customary. Whose pockets will the Nonghyup's money, which is said to exist for farmers, flow into.

The "Chairman Kang Ho-dong and Corruption Department Store" episode of "PD Notebook" will air at 10:20 p.m. on the 14th.

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