The New Taipei District Court today sentenced a former Ministry of Labor official to four years and six months in prison for her involvement in a corruption case.
Former Workforce Development Agency northern branch director Hsieh Yi-jung (謝宜容) was also deprived of her civil rights for three years.
The New Taipei City District Prosecutors’ Office in April charged Hsieh with embezzlement and profiteering under the Anti-Corruption Act (貪污治罪條例).
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She was indicted for leaking confidential information, embezzlement of public property and favoritism after being accused of misappropriating gift boxes valued at more than NT$20,000 and favoring specific vendors in two procurement projects in 2023 and last year.
A Control Yuan investigation earlier this year found that Hsieh had misused the ministry's Employment Stabilization Fund to purchase lavish gift boxes, embezzled public funds and failed to comply with procurement regulations.
The Control Yuan in June said that it had passed a proposal to impeach Hsieh and former agency director-general Tsai Meng-liang (蔡孟良) following allegations of embezzlement and a case of workplace bullying that was linked to the suicide of a civil servant on Nov. 4 last year.
Other defendants in that case were sentenced to prison terms ranging from five months to two years, with suspended sentences of two to four years.
Hsieh was held incommunicado from December, but was released on bail of NT$1 million (US$33,229) on April 8.
She did not appear in court today.
The ruling can be appealed.
The Ministry of Finance this afternoon announced the winning numbers for the March-April uniform invoice lottery. The winning number for the NT$10 million (US$318,060) special prize is 19531471, and the winning number for the NT$2 million grand prize is 85941329. Three numbers were drawn for the NT$200,000 first prize: 07225810, 20231230 and 83518781. Those with receipts matching the last seven digits of any of the first-prize numbers will win the NT$40,000 second prize, while those matching the last six digits will win the NT$10,000 third prize. Those whose receipts match the last five digits of the first-prize numbers can claim the NT$4,000 fourth prize,
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