Land Agent Bribes for Expedited Urban Renewal Pre-screening, Taipei Prosecutors Grant Deferred Prosecution
A land agent, Ms. Chang, was suspected of bribing a technician at the Taipei City Daan Land Office with NT$25,000 to expedite an urban renewal pre-screening application for a construction company. Considering Ms. Chang's confession and remorse, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office granted her deferred prosecution under the Anti-Corruption Act, requiring her to pay NT$100,000 to the public treasury.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Chun-lin, Taipei, 13th) A land agent surnamed Chang, representing a construction company in an urban renewal pre-screening application, was suspected of bribing a technician surnamed Wang at the Taipei City Daan Land Office with NT$25,000 to expedite the process. Considering Ms. Chang's full confession and remorse, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office today granted her deferred prosecution under the Anti-Corruption Act, requiring her to pay NT$100,000 to the public treasury.
The Taipei District Prosecutors Office investigated that in 2025, Ms. Chang was responsible for representing a construction company in applying to the Taipei City Daan Land Office for an urban renewal pre-screening. Her initial application was rejected by technician Wang due to missing documents.
According to the deferred prosecution disposition, to accelerate the urban renewal pre-screening process, Ms. Chang called to confirm Mr. Wang's presence at work on March 19 last year, then immediately went to the Daan Land Office. She placed NT$25,000 in cash into a small envelope, which she then put into a large white envelope along with relevant documents and handed it to Mr. Wang, asking him to check the supplementary documents. However, Mr. Wang, being busy, asked Ms. Chang to just leave it on his desk.
On April 2 last year, technician Wang submitted the application and supplementary documents for review. When technician You reviewed the documents, he discovered the NT$25,000 cash and reported it to anti-corruption personnel. The case was then forwarded by the Agency Against Corruption.
After investigation, the prosecutor determined that Ms. Chang was involved in bribery under the Anti-Corruption Act. Considering her full confession, deep remorse, and lack of prior criminal record, she was granted deferred prosecution, requiring her to pay NT$100,000 to the public treasury. (Editor: Hsiao Po-wen) 1150513
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Chun-lin, Taipei, 13th) A land agent surnamed Chang, representing a construction company in an urban renewal pre-screening application, was suspected of bribing a technician surnamed Wang at the Taipei City Daan Land Office with NT$25,000 to expedite the process. Considering Ms. Chang's full confession and remorse, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office today granted her deferred prosecution under the Anti-Corruption Act, requiring her to pay NT$100,000 to the public treasury.
The Taipei District Prosecutors Office investigated that in 2025, Ms. Chang was responsible for representing a construction company in applying to the Taipei City Daan Land Office for an urban renewal pre-screening. Her initial application was rejected by technician Wang due to missing documents.
According to the deferred prosecution disposition, to accelerate the urban renewal pre-screening process, Ms. Chang called to confirm Mr. Wang's presence at work on March 19 last year, then immediately went to the Daan Land Office. She placed NT$25,000 in cash into a small envelope, which she then put into a large white envelope along with relevant documents and handed it to Mr. Wang, asking him to check the supplementary documents. However, Mr. Wang, being busy, asked Ms. Chang to just leave it on his desk.
On April 2 last year, technician Wang submitted the application and supplementary documents for review. When technician You reviewed the documents, he discovered the NT$25,000 cash and reported it to anti-corruption personnel. The case was then forwarded by the Agency Against Corruption.
After investigation, the prosecutor determined that Ms. Chang was involved in bribery under the Anti-Corruption Act. Considering her full confession, deep remorse, and lack of prior criminal record, she was granted deferred prosecution, requiring her to pay NT$100,000 to the public treasury. (Editor: Hsiao Po-wen) 1150513
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