New Taipei family laundered over NT$8 billion for gambling, Criminal Investigation Bureau arrests 30 suspects
A New Taipei family provided illegal cash-out services for online gambling games, processing over NT$8 billion in funds in more than two years. The Criminal Investigation Bureau launched two waves of search operations, arresting a total of 30 suspects and sending them for prosecution.
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(Central News Agency reporter Huang Li-yun, Taipei 5th) A New Taipei man's family has long provided game currency exchange for cash services for multiple online gambling mobile games, calling themselves "currency traders" to earn exchange rate differences. Over two years, they handled over NT$8 billion in capital flow. The Criminal Investigation Bureau launched two waves of search operations and arrested a total of 30 suspects for prosecution.
The Criminal Investigation Bureau of the National Police Agency held a case briefing this afternoon. Captain Ku San-min of the Second Investigation Brigade stated that after analyzing illegal capital flows, it was found that 50-year-old Mr. Wang, along with his ex-wife in her 40s and their children in their 20s, operated a money laundering business. Since 2024, they set up operating bases in New Taipei City and Taichung City, establishing a total of six shell companies.
Mr. Wang and other suspects rented shell accounts from multiple employees for NT$5,000 per month, establishing a one-stop cash-out and transfer system. They provided private buying and selling of legitimate points and money laundering services for gamblers, consistently targeting various online gambling mobile games and openly soliciting business in chat rooms under the guise of "currency traders" and "studios."
Their profit model was to earn exchange rate differences by exchanging game currency for cash, with an estimated transaction amount exceeding NT$8 billion.
After completing the evidence collection, the special task force reported to the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office for direction in the investigation. They first searched the gambling money laundering bases in July last year and seized related equipment. Unexpectedly, Mr. Wang committed suicide in October of the same year for unknown reasons.
Seeing the immense profits, Mr. Wang's family members resumed operations at the original locations after the incident. The special task force again searched the money laundering bases in December last year and simultaneously notified Ms. Chiu and the base executives and employees to report to the police. A total of over NT$34.47 million in cash and checks, 76 mobile phones, 51 computers, and other stolen goods and evidence were seized.
All 30 suspects were transferred to the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office for investigation on charges of gambling, money laundering prevention law violations, and organized crime prevention act violations. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150505
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(Central News Agency reporter Huang Li-yun, Taipei 5th) A New Taipei man's family has long provided game currency exchange for cash services for multiple online gambling mobile games, calling themselves "currency traders" to earn exchange rate differences. Over two years, they handled over NT$8 billion in capital flow. The Criminal Investigation Bureau launched two waves of search operations and arrested a total of 30 suspects for prosecution.
The Criminal Investigation Bureau of the National Police Agency held a case briefing this afternoon. Captain Ku San-min of the Second Investigation Brigade stated that after analyzing illegal capital flows, it was found that 50-year-old Mr. Wang, along with his ex-wife in her 40s and their children in their 20s, operated a money laundering business. Since 2024, they set up operating bases in New Taipei City and Taichung City, establishing a total of six shell companies.
Mr. Wang and other suspects rented shell accounts from multiple employees for NT$5,000 per month, establishing a one-stop cash-out and transfer system. They provided private buying and selling of legitimate points and money laundering services for gamblers, consistently targeting various online gambling mobile games and openly soliciting business in chat rooms under the guise of "currency traders" and "studios."
Their profit model was to earn exchange rate differences by exchanging game currency for cash, with an estimated transaction amount exceeding NT$8 billion.
After completing the evidence collection, the special task force reported to the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office for direction in the investigation. They first searched the gambling money laundering bases in July last year and seized related equipment. Unexpectedly, Mr. Wang committed suicide in October of the same year for unknown reasons.
Seeing the immense profits, Mr. Wang's family members resumed operations at the original locations after the incident. The special task force again searched the money laundering bases in December last year and simultaneously notified Ms. Chiu and the base executives and employees to report to the police. A total of over NT$34.47 million in cash and checks, 76 mobile phones, 51 computers, and other stolen goods and evidence were seized.
All 30 suspects were transferred to the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office for investigation on charges of gambling, money laundering prevention law violations, and organized crime prevention act violations. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150505
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