発覚 はっかく
hakkaku

Noun
Suru Verb

1. detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

Intransitive
あの政治 せいじ はいわゆるリクルート・スキャンダルが発覚 はっかくして以来 いらい になってしまった。
ano sējikawa iwayuru rikurūto·sukyandaruga hakkaku shite irai ochimeni natte shimatta.
That politician has come down in the world since the so-called "Recruit scandal" was publicized.