Ten former and incumbent tax officials have been booked for investigation on charges of accepting bribes from a tax accountant in exchange for providing favors during tax audits, police said Tuesday.

The suspects, including a 58-year-old former deputy director of the Seoul regional office of the National Tax Service, are suspected of taking tens of millions of won each from the accountant surnamed Shin, according to the National Police Agency.

Shin allegedly bribed 41 NTS officials with a reported total of

140 million won ($124,000), according to NPA officers.

The investigation is still ongoing, a NPA officer said, adding that the agency has handed over the list of the remaining 31 officials to the NTS.

The probe comes after the NPA launched an investigation into Shin and obtained a list of NTS officials allegedly involved in the bribery exchange. (Yonhap)