A Spanish fraud suspect has been told to leave the country within 10 days, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) said today, following reports that the international fugitive was hiding in Taipei.
Salvador Alejandro Llinas Onate has been accused of renting out 1,189 vehicles through an Italian company and illegally selling them for a profit of 30 million euros (US$32.77 million).
Onate’s company declared bankruptcy in 2019 and in May of that year he went missing.
Photo: Taipei Times
Italian authorities discovered the scheme in 2020 and issued an international arrest warrant for Onate.
The NIA today said it was aware of Onate’s presence and had requested that he report to the authorities yesterday evening.
As he has been accused of committing serious crimes, immigration authorities reserve the right to bar him from entry under Article 18 of the Immigration Act (入出國及移民法) as an individual who may “endanger national interests, public security, public order or the good customs of the state,” the agency said.
Under Article 36 of the act, the government may deport Onate for temporarily entering without permission, it said.
As Onate has an underage child with him, the agency said it has told him to make the proper arrangements to leave Taiwan within 10 days.
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