Former Tainan R&D Commission Chair Sentenced to 2 Years, Given Probation in Corruption Case
Meng Chih-cheng, former chairman of the Tainan City Research, Development and Evaluation Commission, was sentenced to 2 years in prison with 5 years of probation for misusing public funds for private meals. He resigned from his post following the investigation.
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Meng Chih-cheng, former chairman of the Tainan City Government Research, Development and Evaluation Commission, was sentenced today by the Tainan District Court to an aggregate term of 2 years in prison, with 5 years of probation, for misusing 62,240 TWD of public funds for private dining and other non-official purposes. The case can still be appealed.
Meng was originally an associate professor at the Department of Political Science at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU). He took office as the chair of the Tainan R&D Commission in July 2024 but resigned to return to the university after the corruption case broke out in June last year. Regarding the first-instance sentencing, NCKU told CNA that Meng has resigned and is no longer a faculty member, thus the university will not comment.
The Tainan District Prosecutors Office investigated the case and indicted both Meng and his wife, surnamed Li. The Tainan District Court ruled today that Meng committed 23 counts of taking property through his position, sentenced to 1 year and 9 months each, with 3 years of deprivation of public rights; one count of attempted fraud, sentenced to 1 year and 2 months; and two counts of public servant profiting from supervised affairs, sentenced to 1 year and 4 months each. The consolidated sentence is 2 years, with 5 years of probation, a payment of 150,000 TWD to the national treasury, and protective supervision during probation.
His wife, Li, was convicted on 3 counts of defrauding property and received a consolidated sentence of 1 year and 2 months, with 3 years of probation and a 50,000 TWD payment to the national treasury. During the investigation, both admitted to the charges and returned the total illegal gain of 62,240 TWD.
Meng was originally an associate professor at the Department of Political Science at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU). He took office as the chair of the Tainan R&D Commission in July 2024 but resigned to return to the university after the corruption case broke out in June last year. Regarding the first-instance sentencing, NCKU told CNA that Meng has resigned and is no longer a faculty member, thus the university will not comment.
The Tainan District Prosecutors Office investigated the case and indicted both Meng and his wife, surnamed Li. The Tainan District Court ruled today that Meng committed 23 counts of taking property through his position, sentenced to 1 year and 9 months each, with 3 years of deprivation of public rights; one count of attempted fraud, sentenced to 1 year and 2 months; and two counts of public servant profiting from supervised affairs, sentenced to 1 year and 4 months each. The consolidated sentence is 2 years, with 5 years of probation, a payment of 150,000 TWD to the national treasury, and protective supervision during probation.
His wife, Li, was convicted on 3 counts of defrauding property and received a consolidated sentence of 1 year and 2 months, with 3 years of probation and a 50,000 TWD payment to the national treasury. During the investigation, both admitted to the charges and returned the total illegal gain of 62,240 TWD.