Vastil Tarrick

Vastil Tarrick was a of the  who served as the chief of its  directorate. One of the youngest generals in the ISB, Tarrick was considered to be a model citizen by the and was featured in several propaganda films. Formerly a lawyer in the, his work as an officer of Investigations was mainly in the field of , not political policing, and thus he was positively viewed by many Imperials.

However, during the, a mob boss whose  calls were being secretly monitored by the ISB revealed that Tarrick had connections with the criminal organization. The mobster referred to a man "in the Empire" whom they called "The General" and said they could use his influence to free one of their s who had been arrested. An investigation by the ISB's directorate revealed that "The General" was in fact Tarrick. He had accepted a bribe from the Black Sun of more than one million s.

Although the Imperial Government tried to keep the incident quiet, Tarrick's arrest and Black Sun connections were leaked to the, which reported on the affair. The scandal that resulted from his arrest was followed by a purge of the ISB Investigations directorate, with more than fifty officers being detained in connection with the Black Sun.