Former Legislator Chen Ou-po Sentenced to 16 Years for Corruption
Former Democratic Progressive Party legislator Chen Ou-po was sentenced to 16 years in prison and deprived of civil rights for 6 years by the Taipei District Court for bribery and fraudulently claiming assistant fees. His illegal gains exceeded NT$8 million, including bribes from Hong Yingzheng, via Xu Rentu, from Xiao Mingren, and fraudulent assistant fees. His wife, Xu Huiyu, was also sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison and deprived of civil rights for 3 years as an accomplice. The court criticized Chen Ou-po for seeking illegal profits and corrupting official integrity.
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Taipei, April 14 (CNA) Former Democratic Progressive Party legislator Chen Ou-po was sentenced to 16 years in prison and deprived of civil rights for 6 years by the Taipei District Court today, following his conviction for bribery and fraudulently claiming assistant fees, with illegal gains exceeding NT$8 million. The Taipei District Court criticized Chen Ou-po for seeking illegal profits and corrupting official integrity.
The Taipei District Court's judgment stated that Chen Ou-po was sentenced to 9 years and 6 months in prison and deprived of civil rights for 6 years for accepting bribes and improper benefits in violation of the Anti-Corruption Act, and 8 years in prison and deprived of civil rights for 5 years for accepting bribes without violating his duties. Unseized criminal proceeds of NT$4,695,922 will be confiscated, or their value pursued if confiscation is not possible or appropriate.
According to the judgment, Chen Ou-po was also convicted of three counts of jointly defrauding property by abusing his official position, receiving sentences of 3 years and 8 months, 3 years and 10 months, and 3 years and 10 months, respectively, with deprivation of civil rights for 4 years for each count. Seized criminal proceeds of NT$1,661,945 were confiscated. Chen Ou-po's combined sentence is 16 years in prison and deprivation of civil rights for 6 years.
Additionally, Chen Ou-po's wife, Xu Huiyu, was convicted of three counts of jointly defrauding property by abusing official position with a public servant, receiving sentences of 3 years and 7 months, 3 years and 9 months, and 3 years and 9 months, respectively, with deprivation of civil rights for 3 years for each count. She was also convicted of embezzlement for public welfare, receiving a 2-year prison sentence. Unseized criminal proceeds of NT$1.1 million will be confiscated, or their value pursued if confiscation is not possible or appropriate. Xu Huiyu's combined sentence is 4 years and 6 months in prison and deprivation of civil rights for 3 years.
The judgment noted that Chen Ou-po served as a legislator for three terms from February 2012 to January 2024, and as a member of the Transportation Committee from February 24, 2015.
According to the judgment, Chen Ou-po, upon learning that Hong Yingzheng, chairman of Lianxing International Logistics Company and chairman of the Commercial Port Association, sought to smoothly promote resolutions of the Commercial Port Association, actively solicited improper benefits. From November 6, 2015, to July 6, 2020, he accepted bribes totaling NT$2,845,922 from Hong Yingzheng through the account of his parliamentary office consultant, Hong Wenzong, under the guise of consulting fees.
During this period, Chen Ou-po, at Hong Yingzheng's request, successively engaged in official acts such as proposing and questioning regarding the cancellation of the Kaohsiung Intercontinental Terminal Company's public recruitment plan, reducing port area land rents and overcharged retirement benefits, epidemic relief plans, 2019 land use fees, building rents and management fees, and the amendment of Article 72 of the Commercial Port Law.
According to the judgment, after the amendment to the Commercial Port Law was passed, Chen Ou-po proactively mentioned to Hong Yingzheng that Hong Wenzong had left the office and requested that the money be transferred to the account of another parliamentary office consultant, Xu Rentu (who died during the investigation and was not prosecuted). Hong Yingzheng then transferred an additional NT$1.35 million from May 6, 2021, to July 6, 2023.
The judgment also stated that Xiao Mingren, chairman of the Car Rental Industry Quality Assurance Association, and Wang Shizhang, Xue Pengsheng, and Wu Dahong, hoping that the Ministry of Transportation and Communications would temporarily suspend or not implement relevant provisions of the "Automobile Transport Industry Management Regulations," visited the Legislative Yuan on September 27, 2018, to request Chen Ou-po's assistance in convening a coordination meeting and delivered NT$500,000 in cash. Chen Ou-po accepted the bribe under the name of a donation to the Yilan Association.
According to the judgment, Chen Ou-po and his wife Xu Huiyu, along with six of Chen Ou-po's assistants, jointly defrauded public assistant subsidies totaling NT$3,323,890 by falsely reporting salaries for private use. In addition, Xu Huiyu, while serving as a director of the Taiwan Jin Yilan Development Association, embezzled NT$1.1 million of the association's property.
The Taipei District Prosecutors Office indicted Chen Ou-po, Xu Huiyu, and 14 others in August last year on charges including accepting bribes and improper benefits by abusing official position, defrauding property by abusing official position, money laundering, and embezzlement for public welfare under the Anti-Corruption Act.
The Taipei District Court today delivered its first-instance judgment. Considering that Chen Ou-po and Xu Huiyu only admitted to fraudulently claiming assistant fees and denied other offenses, they were sentenced to 16 years and 4 years and 6 months, respectively. Hong Yingzheng admitted to delivering improper benefits and tax evasion, and returned the criminal proceeds. He was sentenced to 2 years in prison for tax evasion, fined NT$6,000, and given a 5-year probation, requiring him to pay NT$1 million to the public treasury. The public prosecution against Hong Wenzong was dismissed due to his death. Lianxing Company's accountants, surnamed Ye and Wang, were acquitted.
Regarding other bribery offenses, Xiao Mingren was sentenced to 5 months, with 2 years probation, requiring him to pay NT$50,000 to the public treasury; Wang Shizhang was sentenced to 6 months; Xue Pengsheng was sentenced to 5 months, with 2 years probation, requiring him to pay NT$50,000 to the public treasury; Wu Dahong was sentenced to 3 months, with 2 years probation.
Regarding fraudulent assistant fees, Wang Wanjuan was sentenced to 2 years, with 4 years probation, requiring her to pay NT$10,000 to the public treasury; Li Jiayu, Ma Shuchun, and Wei Yiru were all sentenced to 1 year and 9 months, with 3 years probation, requiring them to pay NT$8,000 to the public treasury; Chen Wanrou and Huang Jiazhen were both sentenced to 1 year, with 3 years probation, requiring them to pay NT$5,000 to the public treasury. (Editor: Li Xizhang) 1150414
The Taipei District Court's judgment stated that Chen Ou-po was sentenced to 9 years and 6 months in prison and deprived of civil rights for 6 years for accepting bribes and improper benefits in violation of the Anti-Corruption Act, and 8 years in prison and deprived of civil rights for 5 years for accepting bribes without violating his duties. Unseized criminal proceeds of NT$4,695,922 will be confiscated, or their value pursued if confiscation is not possible or appropriate.
According to the judgment, Chen Ou-po was also convicted of three counts of jointly defrauding property by abusing his official position, receiving sentences of 3 years and 8 months, 3 years and 10 months, and 3 years and 10 months, respectively, with deprivation of civil rights for 4 years for each count. Seized criminal proceeds of NT$1,661,945 were confiscated. Chen Ou-po's combined sentence is 16 years in prison and deprivation of civil rights for 6 years.
Additionally, Chen Ou-po's wife, Xu Huiyu, was convicted of three counts of jointly defrauding property by abusing official position with a public servant, receiving sentences of 3 years and 7 months, 3 years and 9 months, and 3 years and 9 months, respectively, with deprivation of civil rights for 3 years for each count. She was also convicted of embezzlement for public welfare, receiving a 2-year prison sentence. Unseized criminal proceeds of NT$1.1 million will be confiscated, or their value pursued if confiscation is not possible or appropriate. Xu Huiyu's combined sentence is 4 years and 6 months in prison and deprivation of civil rights for 3 years.
The judgment noted that Chen Ou-po served as a legislator for three terms from February 2012 to January 2024, and as a member of the Transportation Committee from February 24, 2015.
According to the judgment, Chen Ou-po, upon learning that Hong Yingzheng, chairman of Lianxing International Logistics Company and chairman of the Commercial Port Association, sought to smoothly promote resolutions of the Commercial Port Association, actively solicited improper benefits. From November 6, 2015, to July 6, 2020, he accepted bribes totaling NT$2,845,922 from Hong Yingzheng through the account of his parliamentary office consultant, Hong Wenzong, under the guise of consulting fees.
During this period, Chen Ou-po, at Hong Yingzheng's request, successively engaged in official acts such as proposing and questioning regarding the cancellation of the Kaohsiung Intercontinental Terminal Company's public recruitment plan, reducing port area land rents and overcharged retirement benefits, epidemic relief plans, 2019 land use fees, building rents and management fees, and the amendment of Article 72 of the Commercial Port Law.
According to the judgment, after the amendment to the Commercial Port Law was passed, Chen Ou-po proactively mentioned to Hong Yingzheng that Hong Wenzong had left the office and requested that the money be transferred to the account of another parliamentary office consultant, Xu Rentu (who died during the investigation and was not prosecuted). Hong Yingzheng then transferred an additional NT$1.35 million from May 6, 2021, to July 6, 2023.
The judgment also stated that Xiao Mingren, chairman of the Car Rental Industry Quality Assurance Association, and Wang Shizhang, Xue Pengsheng, and Wu Dahong, hoping that the Ministry of Transportation and Communications would temporarily suspend or not implement relevant provisions of the "Automobile Transport Industry Management Regulations," visited the Legislative Yuan on September 27, 2018, to request Chen Ou-po's assistance in convening a coordination meeting and delivered NT$500,000 in cash. Chen Ou-po accepted the bribe under the name of a donation to the Yilan Association.
According to the judgment, Chen Ou-po and his wife Xu Huiyu, along with six of Chen Ou-po's assistants, jointly defrauded public assistant subsidies totaling NT$3,323,890 by falsely reporting salaries for private use. In addition, Xu Huiyu, while serving as a director of the Taiwan Jin Yilan Development Association, embezzled NT$1.1 million of the association's property.
The Taipei District Prosecutors Office indicted Chen Ou-po, Xu Huiyu, and 14 others in August last year on charges including accepting bribes and improper benefits by abusing official position, defrauding property by abusing official position, money laundering, and embezzlement for public welfare under the Anti-Corruption Act.
The Taipei District Court today delivered its first-instance judgment. Considering that Chen Ou-po and Xu Huiyu only admitted to fraudulently claiming assistant fees and denied other offenses, they were sentenced to 16 years and 4 years and 6 months, respectively. Hong Yingzheng admitted to delivering improper benefits and tax evasion, and returned the criminal proceeds. He was sentenced to 2 years in prison for tax evasion, fined NT$6,000, and given a 5-year probation, requiring him to pay NT$1 million to the public treasury. The public prosecution against Hong Wenzong was dismissed due to his death. Lianxing Company's accountants, surnamed Ye and Wang, were acquitted.
Regarding other bribery offenses, Xiao Mingren was sentenced to 5 months, with 2 years probation, requiring him to pay NT$50,000 to the public treasury; Wang Shizhang was sentenced to 6 months; Xue Pengsheng was sentenced to 5 months, with 2 years probation, requiring him to pay NT$50,000 to the public treasury; Wu Dahong was sentenced to 3 months, with 2 years probation.
Regarding fraudulent assistant fees, Wang Wanjuan was sentenced to 2 years, with 4 years probation, requiring her to pay NT$10,000 to the public treasury; Li Jiayu, Ma Shuchun, and Wei Yiru were all sentenced to 1 year and 9 months, with 3 years probation, requiring them to pay NT$8,000 to the public treasury; Chen Wanrou and Huang Jiazhen were both sentenced to 1 year, with 3 years probation, requiring them to pay NT$5,000 to the public treasury. (Editor: Li Xizhang) 1150414
FAQ
What crimes was Chen Ou-po convicted of?
Chen Ou-po was convicted of bribery, receiving improper benefits, defrauding property by abusing official position, and fraudulently claiming assistant fees.
What was Chen Ou-po's sentence?
Chen Ou-po was sentenced to 16 years in prison and deprived of civil rights for 6 years.
What was the sentence for Chen Ou-po's wife, Xu Huiyu?
Xu Huiyu was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison and deprived of civil rights for 3 years.