Corporate Sector Authority / Legends The Corporate Sector Authority ( CSA ) was the government of an interplanetary fiefdom , administered by a brutal and tyrannical corporatocracy , that operated in the Corporate Sector , which was located at the front end of the Tingel Arm region in the Outer Rim Territories . History . The Corporate Sector was first formed in 490 BBY , in order to resolve differences between Galactic Republic lawmakers and the heads of many of the galaxy ' s largest corporations that largely existed in the Inner Rim . The Corporate Sector was established in the front end of the Tingel Arm region of the Outer Rim Territories and originally consisted of a few hundred star systems , all of which were supposedly devoid of sentient species . The corporations allowed to operate in the sector could purchase entire regions of space . However , they were meant to be supervised by the Galactic Republic . At some point before 27 BBY , the CSA was trying to oust the Hutts from Ando Prime and obtain financial control over the planet . As strength proved unsuccessful , the CSA assigned a mid - level agent , Kaeline Ungasan , to wrestle with the Desilijic Clan for the control of podracing . Ungasan organized an alternative course , the Ungasan Cross Country , but he also used it as a front for an illegal mining operation without the CSA knowing . As soon as the CSA suspected of Ungasan , they sent some agents to track him . Eventually , Ungasan ' s scheme was publicly discovered in 27 BBY and his association with the CSA also tarnished them . In the last years of the Republic , a group of lobbyists known as the Galactic Corporate Policy League , backed by such influential figures as Baron Tagge began to get in close with then - Chancellor Palpatine , presumably representing the loyalist companies in the sector , although during the Clone Wars most of the Corporate Sector supported the Confederacy of Independent Systems . After the conflict ' s resolution the assets of most Separatist corporations were nationalized or given to loyal companies as a reward ( i . e . KDY , SFS or the Tagge Company ) . Then several of Palpatine ' s influential corporate allies , led by Tagge , convinced the Emperor to expand the Corporate Sector to nearly 30 , 000 star systems , and with the signing of the Corporate Sector Charter a new umbrella company was formed from the GCPL to rule the newly - expanded sector : The " Corporate Sector Authority " . According to the for the Imperial Military forces , another part of the reason why the CSA was established was specifically to ensure that transparent mercantilism could occur without any interference , as the Empire approved of corporate competition so long as it doesn ' t interfere with the Empire . The CSA took possession of many of the remaining droids belonging to the Confederacy following the Battle of Murkhana , and as per its agreement with the Empire paid an annual stipend of 3 % of the sector ' s gross product , as well as a tithe of materials and ore produced . In the years after the war ' s end much of the surviving Corporate Alliance ' s assets relocated to the Corporate Sector . Eleven sentient species were discovered in this expansion , though the Corporate Sector was careful to cover this fact up . In 18 BBY a union of pirates were launching raids into the recently reorganized CorpSec and the surrounding area , that forced the Empire to get involved in what was known as the Listehol Campaign . Admiral Wullf Yularen took command of a group of " Invincible " - class Dreadnaughts meant for the CSA and a small complement of " Venator " s and TIE / LN starfighter s , quickly defeating the raiders . The CSA ' s encroachments upon surrounding systems did not always go unforgiven . The Kobok , a militaristic species , did not appreciate the CSA ' s claim on planets bordering their territory , and the two groups often fought in border disputes . Circa 15 BBY , the Koboks and the CSA engaged in open warfare . The Corporate Sector also came into conflict with the felinoid Trianii species . An armistice was eventually signed between the Corporate Sector and the Trianii three years after the start of the conflict . During Emperor Palpatine ' s reign over the galaxy , many of the Corporate Sector ' s companies developed technologies for use by the Empire . However , following the Battle of Hoth a contributing company , Galactic Electronics , developed a new magnetic pulse warhead and sold it to the Rebel Alliance . In retaliation the Imperial Star Destroyer " Glory " invaded the sector and seized the corporation ' s deep - space research facility . During the Galactic Civil War , many people sought refuge in the Corporate Sector ; however , it was not long before those people discovered that the Corporate Sector was far more stark than the Empire . In the wake of the Battle of Endor and the Emperor ' s death , the Corporate Sector tried to remain neutral and sold products to both the New Republic and the remnants of the Empire . The New Republic , however , was too burdened with establishing a new government to sign a long - lasting partnership with the corporate - minded fiefdom — especially since some in the New Republic boycotted the CSA for being just as bad , if not even worse than the Empire . After having captured the sectors surrounding the Corporate Sector in 6 ABY , Grand Admiral Zsinj conquered the sector in 7 ABY . Corporate Sector stayed under Zsinj control until his death in 8 ABY . During the Yuuzhan Vong War , all communication between the Corporate Sector and the rest of the galaxy was severed , however , the Sector was not invaded . In 40 ABY several of its member companies became allied with Corellia in the Second Galactic Civil War . By the time the war had ended a year later the whole government had been absorbed into the Confederation . In 43 ABY it where presumably a part of the Unification Summit that was led by Turr Phennir which made peace with the Galactic Alliance and the Imperial Remnant . In 44 ABY the Corporate Sector became one of many sectors in the Galaxy where there was a full slave revolt . Government and politics . The government of the Corporate Sector Authority was made up of several powerful corporations . These companies were managed by the Direx Board , which was made up of 55 members , all of whom were high ranking business executives . The Direx Board was led by the ExO , or Executive officer , and other posts included Prex ( President ) , Viceprex , Auditor - General and the Imperial Advisor that represented the interests of the Galactic Empire . The monetary authority of the Corporate Sector was the Authority Currency Exchange . Etti IV was the administrative center for the sector as well as a major trading crossroads . Economy . " ( For a list of companies that were affiliated with the Corporate Sector Authority go ) " " ( For a list of companies that were Signatory Sponsors of the Corporate Sector Authority go ) " Culture . The Corporate Sector Authority had much less racial discrimination than the Humanocentric Galactic Empire , although it still advertised on the appeal of being free of alien interests . The prevailing culture of the Corporate Sector tended to value a being ' s financial status much more so than his , her , or its species of origin . On the other hand , The Corporate Sector Authority historically violated the rights of sentient beings . The CSA possessed exclusive rights to use the sector ' s resources as it saw fit ; the corporations within the region would typically strip a planet bare , often using slave labor or destroying the world ' s natural environment in the process . The majority of the Authority ' s residents consisted of the working class ; citizenship , which granted limited " shareholder " rights , was purchased , putting it out of the reach of most laborers . Labor relationships were extremely poor and most people lived in impoverished conditions ; one of the most severe crimes in the Corporate Sector was to form , or even attempt to organize , a labor union . Military . The Security Division of the Corporate Sector Authority was responsible for law enforcement and the defense of the CSA ' s territories . The police of the CSA , known as Espos , had a reputation for brutality . Many of those convicted of political crimes within the Sector were sentenced to terms at a secret prison called Stars ' End . The Security Division also maintained a large fleet to patrol their territory , that consisted of relatively outdated vessels bought from various Imperial fleets and Imperial surplus stock . The fleet ' s operators were trained by advisors from system defense navies that still utilized the aging designs . Ships included first - generation " Victory - I " - class Star Destroyers , " Invincible " - class Dreadnaught cruisers , second - hand " Lucrehulk " - class battleships , " Recusant " - class light destroyers and " Marauder " - class corvettes . The Authority IRD was one of the numerous types of starfighters used by the Security Division , as was the former CIS Mankvim - 814 light interceptor . The CSA began purchasing large amounts of " Dreadnaught " - class heavy cruisers as soon as they were developed . At some point prior to the Battle of Yavin , the CSA military sold a number of its older Marauder corvettes to the fledgling Rebel Alliance . Astrography . The Corporate Sector itself encompassed the area of the Aparo and Wyl sector s in the northeast quadrant of the Outer Rim . The region was chosen for widespread economic development by the Galactic Republic for its lack of native sentient life , a notion that would later prove to be untrue . The worlds of the Corporate Sector included Ammuud , Bonadan , Roonadan , Bretta , Duroon , Etti IV , Kalla VII , Kail , Kir , Orron III , Knolstee , Maryo , Mytus VII , Gaurick , Rampa II , Reltooine , Saffalore , Ulicia , Abo Dreth , Craci , Drog II , Erysthes , Kuminphal , Mall ' ordian , Ession , Matra VI , Oslumpex V , Brosi , Colsa , Mos , Thosa , Tol , and the Trianii colonies of Trian , Fibuli , Ekibo , Pypin and Brochiib . The Corporate Sector Authority was known to ravage entire ecosystems in their hunt for profits .