The joint effort of Taiwan and Thailand's judicial authorities delivers success! The MJIB, Criminal Investigation Bureau, National Immigration Agency, and Thailand's law enforcement agencies worked together to arrest and escort criminal fugitive Huang Wen-lai from Bangkok to Taiwan Taipei District Prosecutors Office on the afternoon of the 21st.
During the long-term period from 2014 to 2020, President Huang Wen-lai of the listed company Pharmally International Holding Company Limited (herein referred to as "Pharmally Ltd.") relied on embellished and fictional financial statements to fraudulently obtain bank loans, which he used to issue large amounts of cash dividends and thereby attract additional investment; furthermore, in September 2018, Huang began gradually liquidating his shares, and he also relied on the financial accounts of friends to move funds through a series account transfers and remittances, and then deposit them in his own securities settlement account; the foregoing accomplice account holders also engaged in the trading of Pharmally Ltd. stock, which made this a frequently-traded stock. A total of more than NT$20.1 billion was ultimately obtained by these fraudulent means. The responsible persons were suspected of offenses specified in the Securities and Exchange Act and Banking Act, and were investigated by MJIB's Northern Mobile Team, which referred the case to the Taiwan Taipei District Prosecutors Office on October 8, 2020. However, Huang had already secretly fled the country on July 21, 2020, and the chief prosecutor of the Taiwan Taipei District Prosecutors Office issued a warrant for his arrest on August 20, 2020. Investigation of Huang concluded and an indictment was issued on February 23, 2022, and Taiwan Taipei District Court issued a warrant for Huang's arrest on December 25, 2022.
After receiving notification from the MJIB, the Immigration Bureau of Thailand arrested Huang in Bangkok on May 24 in an act of law enforcement cooperation. Because the case has attracted extensive attention from the media and public in Taiwan and Thailand, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand jointly established a task force in conjunction with the MJIB legal attaché in Thailand, the Police Affairs Secretary in Thailand of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, National Police Administration, and the Immigration Secretary in Thailand of the ROC National Immigration Agency. This task force has maintained close cooperation with the Immigration Bureau of Thailand. In addition, the Ministry of Justice's Department of International and Cross-Strait Legal Affairs, Taiwan Taipei District Court, and Taiwan Taipei District Prosecutors Office have cooperated in managing the case. MJIB legal attaché and Police Affairs Secretary of the Criminal Investigation Bureau transported Huang under escort back to Taiwan on a China Airlines flight, and he arrived at Taoyuan International Airport at 15:40 on June 21. After receiving Huang, the MJIB's Northern Mobile Team searched him and detained 1 million in Thai Baht before sending him under escort to Taiwan Taipei District Court for prosecution.
The MJIB encourages members of the public to report the whereabouts of fugitives. A report that leads to successful arrests of fugitives on the wanted list will be rewarded with a report prize of up to NT$1 million (the amount will be determined based on the severity level of punishment for the criminal offense involved). The MJIB guarantees the confidentiality of the reporter's identity. We hope that members of the public can kindly offer criminal intelligence to the MJIB to contribute to social security! (For criminal fugitives listed by the MJIB, please visit the MJIB website:
https://www.mjib.gov.tw/Crimes/Crimes_List).
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