Bureau officer one of six suspects in lighthouse case
CORRUPTION CASE: Investigators said Sheng received bribes from a contracting firm owner, and colluded with a law firm to forge paperwork
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
A Maritime and Port Bureau technical officer surnamed Sheng (盛) was among six people yesterday listed as suspects in a probe into allegations of bid rigging, bribery and collusion involving work on the nation’s lighthouses, after raids conducted this week.
The six, who were released on bail, were among 10 people summoned on Tuesday for questioning at the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office.
A officer at bureau’s Maritime Safety Division, Sheng paid bail of NT$150,000, while the other five, who were from a contracting company and a law firm, paid NT$50,000 to NT$150,000 each.
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Carry Hi-tech, owner charged with mislabeling masks
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The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office on Tuesday indicted a company and its owner for allegedly importing millions of nonmedical-grade masks from China and selling them through the government rationing program as “Made in Taiwan,” taking in NT$34.07 million (US$1.2 million) in illegal gains.
New Taipei City-based Carry Hi-tech and owner Lin Ming-chin (林明進) were indicted for alleged breaches of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (藥事法), for mislabeling a product’s country of origin as stipulated in Article 255 of the Criminal Code and for fraud as stipulated in Article 339 of the code.
Another of Lin’s companies was indicted for allegedly producing medical-grade masks for children without government approval, a breach of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, prosecutors said.
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Asset managers detained in labor fund bribery case
EXPANDED INVESTIGATION: The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office has conducted raids on the residences of two suspects; five suspects have been detained in the case
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The Taipei District Court on Friday ordered that PJ Asset Management CEO Daniel Tarng (唐楚烈) and three others be detained with restricted communication as part of a growing investigation into the alleged bribery of a Ministry of Labor funds manager in a stock manipulation scheme.
The court approved a request by the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office to detain Tarng and PJ Asset Management executive Chiu Yu-yuan (邱裕元), as well as Fuh Hwa Securities Investment Trust Co chief investment officer John Chiu (邱明強) and Fuh Hwa asset manager Marco Liu (劉建賢), for suspected breaches of the Securities and Exchange Act (證券交易法).