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Three Regional CEOs Charged in Energy Corruption Case; 220 Million Bail Secured to Suspend Detention

Yahoo News Taiwan | Local Language | News | Dec. 11, 2025 | Corporate Corruption or Fraud

Zhong Jia-cun, founder of Kaohsiung’s Sandi Group, was indicted by the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors’ Office on charges of special breach of trust and Securities and Exchange Act violations related to the Kaiyang Energy photovoltaic corruption case. His family posted NT$220 million bail, allowing his release from detention under strict conditions, including wearing an electronic ankle monitor and restrictions on travel. Prosecutors allege Zhong inflated construction payments and funneled approximately NT$350 million in kickbacks through layered subcontracting.

The court set the bail amount at NT$220 million due to the seriousness of the charges and Zhong’s partial return of illicit proceeds amounting to NT$120 million. Despite pleading poor health, the judge highlighted Sandi Group’s financial resources as sufficient to cover the bail. Zhong faces potential sentencing of up to 18 years, while Kaiyang Energy chairman Cai Zongrong, also indicted, faces a 12-year sentence for similar charges.

Other news includes an 18-year-old fraud fugitive arrested in Pingtung, continued police vigilance at public events, and a drug-related traffic accident in Keelung causing injuries and involving suspicious items. A scandal involving police officers in a scam targeting disabled individuals is also under investigation. Legislative debates are ongoing over a proposal to decriminalize parliamentary assistant expenses amid controversy.

Additional reports cover a multi-million cash robbery in Taichung resulting in long prison sentences, a Taiwanese woman escaping a scam after police intervention, and legal cases involving sanitation workers charged with embezzlement for taking discarded items. Meanwhile, Chaoyang University of Technology was recognized internationally for sustainability efforts, appearing in the QS World University Sustainability Rankings for the third consecutive year.

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