Some used their position for personal enrichment.
It recently became known that four former employees of miHoYo (HoYoverse), known to many for Genshin Impact, HSR, and ZZZ, have been sentenced to real terms (imprisonment).
- Three former employees of the supply and maintenance group "used their official position to illegally extort commissions and kickbacks [bribes] from partners." One received a year and 4 months, while the other two will spend a month less in prison.
- A former employee of the merchandise project management group "used his position to help several suppliers obtain illegal benefits and accepted bribes." He was sentenced to 6 months in prison.
The miHoYo statement also mentions a former member of the Genshin Impact marketing team who "used his position to benefit his own third-party firm, which is recognized as a serious conflict of interest."
He was fired and also blacklisted by the Sunshine Integrity Alliance and Corporate Anti-Fraud Alliance, which "means a lifetime ban on employment." An investigation is currently underway.
