Prosecutors said the money was placed in fruit boxes and was delivered to the residence of Chen and his wife. In 2009, Chen and his wife were found guilty of bribery, money laundering and corruption, and were sentenced to prison. US officials seized the properties in 2012 and eventually sold them for about US$1.5 million. By William Lowther / Staff reporter in WASHINGTONThe US Department of Justice on Thursday announced that it is returning about US$1.5 million to the Taiwanese government following the sale of two properties that were allegedly bought with bribe money. Prosecutors said that the Manhattan condominium and the Virginia property were targeted under the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative.

Source: Taipei Times July 08, 2016 16:01 UTC