Retired Taichung patrol officer was sentenced to five months in prison for helping fraudsters by handing over subsidy accounts

The Taichung District Court sentenced retired patrol officer surnamed Xie to five months and fined him NT$90,000. However, he was fined and ordered to serve hard labor. He can still appeal.

After a Taichung man named Xie, who had served as a police officer for more than 30 years, retired, he mistakenly believed in the "apply for subsidy" due to financial pressure. He actually sent three accounts and ATM cards under his name to strangers, and also provided the password. As a result, the account was used by a fraud group to defraud 10 people out of 162,360 yuan. The Taichung District Court found that he knew there was something wrong but still insisted on delivering the money. He was sentenced to five months in prison for aiding money laundering and fined 90,000 yuan.

Xie Nan served as a patrol officer before his retirement, and his work included daily patrols and criminal case investigation. The prosecutor found that on May 9, 2025, he sent a farmer's association, two bank accounts, and ATM cards in his name to The unknown person then provided the ATM card password through the messaging software. After the fraud group obtained the account, they successively asked 10 victims to transfer money to Xie Nan's account. After receiving a total of 162,360 yuan, they quickly transferred the money and withdrew money to cut off the cash flow.

After the police received the report and followed up on the case, Xie Nan denied helping with fraud and money laundering. He argued that he was applying for a subsidy and that the other party was just a stranger to him. He also said that he was under loan pressure at the time and needed money urgently, so he believed the other party's alleged subsidy application. However, the court reviewed the conversation records between the two parties and found that Xie Nan actually "felt weird" for a long time. Before sending the card, he asked: "Who asked for an ATM card?" He even warned: "You can never give me an ATM card, you will steal it from me."

Later, when the other party asked for his password, he questioned "How can I give him my password?" and "Why do I need my bank password for the subsidy?" He believed that Xie Nan had been working as a police officer for many years and should be more alert to common social fraud techniques and normal application procedures for government subsidies than the general public. However, he still provided an account to a fraud group to defraud, promoting fraud and money laundering crimes. Therefore, he was sentenced to five months in prison and fined 90,000 yuan. He was fined and sentenced to hard labor. He can still appeal.