Aguillon scandal

The Aguillon scandal was a bribery scandal which involved former president Francisco Aguillon, the Director-General of Defense Logistics of the Ministry of Defense, and the defense contracting company BATC Innovation Group, specifically the company's CEO Raymond Blanc. President Francisco Aguillon had taken around 470,000 Frats in bribes in 2019, in exchange for "small business" prioritization in defense logistics. Despite the company being relatively large, they received greater government grants and contracts, undermining the small business infrastructure of the federal government. The scandal shook up the political world in Fratanica, fracturing the Conservative Party of Fratanica and calling into question the role of defense corporations in politics.

Ultimately, both the former president and the CEO of BATC Innovation Group were charged by local prosecutors offices for several counts of bribery and corruption. In addition, the Director-General was charged with 2 conspiracy charges, and plead guilty.

Effects
The Conservative Party of Fratanica ultimately broke into two factions, the Social Conservative Party and the Fratanican Forward Party. The Social Conservative Party is seen as a continuation of the stringent Conservative Party, whereas the Fratanica Forward Party trends toward progressive conservatism. In addition, conservative parties in politics became weakened on the national level, ending the decade-long trend of conservative dominance in the federal government.

Federal contracts came under heavy scrutiny within the National Diet, resulting in the creation of a permanent standing committee -- the Government Logistics Oversight Committee. The Office of the Auditor-General also was thrust into the public light and received even more autonomy than previously. The office was also expanded, both in terms of employees and funding.