The price of the frigates subsequently skyrocketed, and the results of later investigations indicate that Thomson CSF, operating via Andrew Wang and Ms. Liu, paid kickbacks to government officials in Taiwan and mainland China. Among those suspected of being on the receiving end in Taiwan is Kuo Li-heng, a Navy captain who was working under Yin Ching-feng at the time in the weapons procurement office.
事後採購金額遽增，據調查，湯姆生透過汪傳浦與劉姓女子分別支付台灣及大陸，其中汪傳浦還涉嫌行賄前海軍武獲室組長郭力恆。