When the anti-corruption inspectorate investigated the procurement fraud case at the Second Nuclear Power Plant, it was discovered that Chen Congde had rented a mini warehouse to store more than 7 million yuan in cash. (File photo)
Heyi was also involved in fraud. The manager instructed the engineer to leak procurement information and rig bids, and interviewed 9 people.
The procurement fraud case at Nuclear Power Plant No. 2 spread. The anti-corruption inspection team traced more than 7 million yuan in cash stored in a mini-storage by deputy director Chen Congde and traced three other operators for suspected bribery. They also found out that the procurement case at Nuclear Power Plant No. 1 was suspected of leaking secrets and bid-rigging. The Taipei District Prosecutor's Office yesterday directed the Independent Commission Against Corruption to search 17 locations including the No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant and interview nine defendants, including nuclear energy repair team manager Hsieh Bing-chang and engineer Gao Meng-hsien. The entire case was investigated for violations of corruption regulations and other crimes.
This year, the Integrity Inspection Commission investigated the procurement fraud case of the Second Nuclear Plant. Initially, the former director of the Second Nuclear Plant, Zeng Wenhuang, was suspected of accepting bribes from manufacturers. His residence was searched and 2.2 million yuan in cash was seized from the ceiling mezzanine. After expanded investigation, it was found that Zeng Wenhuang, Chen Congde and other five personnel of the Second Nuclear Plant were suspected of accepting bribes totaling more than 10.1 million yuan in five procurement cases, including the second heat sink, electric valve motor, bellows and filter bag. In August this year, he was prosecuted by the Beijing Inspection and Quarantine Bureau.
During the investigation, the prosecutor also seized more than 7 million yuan in cash from the mini-storage rented by Chen Congde at the Donghu store of "Shuduoyi". They then traced out that Chen Congde was suspected of accepting bribes from three business operators, including Lianyi Enterprise Lu Yiming, Yongxi Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Xie Guoshu, and Hongdu Engineering Wu Meilian, from 2012 to 2024, and then followed up to expand the investigation.
In addition to bribery at the No. 2 Nuclear Plant, the inspection also found that when the No. 1 Nuclear Plant was handling the procurement case of the "superior guide shell" for emergency seawater pump parts in 2024, Xie Bingzhang was suspected of instructing Gao Mengxian to leak procurement specifications and information to Xu Xiaohong, the head of Qinye Mechanical Engineering Company.
Lu Yiming and his son, who represent Lianyi Enterprises, are suspected of making an agreement with Xu Nan that Qinye would give up the bid and let Lianyi win the bid. According to public bidding information, Lianyi Enterprises won the bid for NT$3,769,500 on September 26, 2024.
Chen Congde was detained and barred from seeing him after the previous case at the No. 2 Nuclear Power Plant was transferred for trial. He once applied to revoke his detention. The North Court recognized that his confession was repeated and his communication records had been deleted. There was a risk of escape and collusion, so the petition was dismissed on August 31.
