

Well, we had politicians making dozens of millions through organizing deals for medical masks during the pandemic that were billions too expensive.
In ome case the court ruled that this is legal as the corruption laws only cover if the politician is using the power of his mandate, not the power of the contacts he has through his mandate. The court wrote into the decision though that it is unfathomable, why the law does not criminalize such corruption. It is extremy rare that a court would make a suggestion as to what the law should say.
The former longest “serving” mep and minister in multiple ministries including thr ministry of finance Wolfgang Schäuble was involved in a scandal in the 90s where he transported literal suit cases full of cash for an unknown donor to his party.
Germany is a banana republic that has to import its bananas overseas.
“Cases” as in aware to the public, not crimincal cases. A “case” as in an “occurence”, like a “case study” can study all sorts of things, not just a proceeding in front of a court.