TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator Yen Kuan-heng (顏寬恒) was convicted of corruption and forgery at Taichung District Court on Friday (July 26).
Yen was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison for the two convictions and barred from running for public office for three years. The case is open to appeal.
The court's announcement was delayed from Thursday to Friday due to Typhoon Gaemi, per UDN.
Taichung District Prosecutor’s Office (TDPO) brought charges against Yen, his wife Chen Li-ling (陳麗凌), his brother Yen Neng-hsien (顏能賢), his assistant Lin Chin-fu (林進福), and designer Chang Yu-ting (張于廷) in March 2023. Chen was acquitted, Lin was sentenced to six months in prison, and Chang received a four-month sentence.
According to the indictment, Yen's house in Taichung's Shalu District was found to be illegally occupying state-owned land during the 2021 election cycle. The indictment alleged that Yen’s sale of the property to Chang was fraudulent, involving collusion with Chen and construction company owner Chen Chin-fu (陳進福).
The indictment also alleged that Lin falsely claimed subsidies for assistant fees while Yen was a legislator. Yen Kuan-heng and Lin were charged with corruption, forgery, and larceny.
Chen and Chang were charged with forgery, and Yen’s brother was charged with larceny. The prosecutor requested harsher sentencing for Yen Kuan-heng and sought to confiscate NT$1 million (US$30,433) in fraudulent assistant fees.
