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      • TAIPEI (Reuters) - Former Taiwan president and anti-China firebrand Chen Shui-bian was indicted on Friday in connection with a series of corruption-related scandals involving himself and family members. Prosecutors said they would recommend the heaviest sentence possible on charges of graft, forgery and money laundering.
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  2. On June 8, 2010, the Taipei District Court found former President Chen Shui-bian not guilty of embezzling diplomatic funds. On June 11, the High Court decided to cut former president Chen's life sentence for corruption to 20 years in jail.

  3. Sep 11, 2009 · Fri 11 Sep 2009 06.30 EDT. A Taiwanese court today sentenced former president Chen Shui-bian to life in prison after finding him guilty of corruption. The high-profile, politically charged...

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  4. Jul 16, 2022 · The High Court yesterday acquitted former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) of charges related to his personal use of state funds following a recent change to the Accounting Act (會計法), while his wife and son were sentenced on bribery charges.

  5. Sep 12, 2009 · The court also handed down sentences in connection with money laundering charges to Chen Shui-bian's son, Chen Chih-chung, and daughter-in-law Huang Jui-ching. The former was sentenced to two years and six months of imprisonment and a fine of NT$150 million for having helped his parents wire money to overseas bank accounts; Huang received a ...

  6. Dec 12, 2008 · TAIPEI (Reuters) - Former Taiwan president and anti-China firebrand Chen Shui-bian was indicted on Friday in connection with a series of corruption-related scandals involving himself and...

  7. Sep 12, 2009 · One of the harshest charges concerned the embezzlement of $3.15 million from a special presidential fund. Mr. Chen was also accused of taking bribes worth at least $9 million in relation to a...

  8. Jul 7, 2016 · According to the civil forfeiture complaints filed in this case, Yuanta Securities Co. Ltd. paid a bribe of 200 million New Taiwan dollars (equivalent to approximately $6 million USD) to former First Lady Wu Shu-Jen in 2004, during former President Chen Shui-Bians administration.