Money mules ordered to repay fraud gains in mother-daughter suicide caseBy Liu Yung-yun and Hollie Younger / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Shilin District Court has ordered two money mules to pay NT$2 million and NT$160,000 (US$63,211 and US$5,057) respectively in connection to a fraud case from 2024 that allegedly led a mother and daughter from Taipei’s Neihu District (内湖) to take their own lives. After the mother, surnamed Ning (甯), 55, and daughter, surnamed Tseng (曾), 29, took their own lives in December 2024, police identified 10 suspects in the case. The plaintiff said that Cheng, Yen and several other money mules had collected a total of NT$4.61 million. As his mother’s heir, he said he assumed her right to claim damages, arguing that the money mules should bear joint and several liability. The court found that Cheng joined the fraud ring in June 2024 and was responsible for collecting money.

Source: Taipei Times January 21, 2026 09:54 UTC