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Illegal Financing of Political Parties

BriberyMisuse of Official PositionConflict of Interest
Vote BuyingInfluence PeddlingNepotismTrading in Know-How and Insider Information
Illegal Financing of Political PartiesRevolving Door EffectState Capture
What is this? Financial support for political parties by individuals or companies who in turn get beneficial political decisions (e.g., law amendments to facilitate the supporters’ business). Circumventing the requirement to identify the specific individual behind the donor. Financing schemes that use NGOs that are under a party’s administration, etc.
  Examples
Here is and example: A party has secret bank accounts, including abroad, and the former party leader personally gets 2 million marks in donations that are not recorded in the financial accounts. The party leader resigns.
  Punishment
Punishment:

Penal Code §402-1
Punishment: a fine