A smuggler dealing in weapons, who was linked to the world of Corellia, existed at some point while the Galactic Empire held power. In 3 BBY, this Corellian gunrunner fatally shot an Imperial individual - the pilot of the Rogue Shadow, the personal ship belonging to Darth Vader's secret apprentice, "Starkiller." PROXY, the apprentice's droid, subsequently informed Juno Eclipse, the pilot's replacement, about this encounter with the arms dealer from the planet.
Sean Williams' 2008 novelization, The Force Unleashed novel, included a brief reference to this gunrunner.