New Taipei Former Zhonghe Mayor Qiu Chuiyi and his son were involved in the crime of profiteering. The second instance upheld the original verdict and opened an immigration control trial.

In 2007, Qiu Chuiyi, the former mayor of Zhonghe, a Kuomintang citizen of New Taipei City, together with his son Qiu Fengyao, who is now a New Taipei City council member, and others illegally tendered and sold municipal land in the Anle Public Market. In the first instance, the New Taipei District Court sentenced Qiu Chuiyi to 10 years and deprived himself of public power for four years, and Qiu Fengyao to June 3, for profiteering under the Corruption Crimes Ordinance. The High Court ruled that Qiu and his son upheld the original sentence, and they can still appeal. Since the two people's travel restriction period will expire on October 15, the High Court held an inquiry today. Qiu Fengyao had no objection to the extension, while Qiu Chuiyi hoped that it would not be extended.

The period for Qiu Fengyao and Qiu Chuiyi to be restricted from traveling overseas will expire on October 15. The High Court held a hearing today to inquire whether to extend it. Qiu Fengyao said he had no objection, while Qiu Chuiyi hoped it would not be extended; currently, the two have appealed against the second-instance judgment.

According to the prosecutor's investigation, in 2007, Qiu Chuiyi learned that businessman Huang Yuesheng intended to develop private land next to the Anle Public Market. The two parties established Midland Company, planning to incorporate city-owned land into the joint development, and introduced former Zhonghe Citizen Representative Association Chairman Lu Liwang and former Zhonghe Citizen Representative Association Vice Chairman Ma Zhaoling to become shareholders, and arranged for his son Qiu Fengyao to serve as the vice president of Midland Company.

Qiu Chuiyi and others were accused of applying for market-owned land from the Zhonghe Municipal Office through capitation, and were escorted by Lu and Ma at the city representative meeting. They concealed information such as relocation of stalls and joint development with neighboring land, resulting in a low appraisal of the land. They also used the method of "not paying according to the current situation" to reduce the willingness of other builders to bid, and finally arranged the capitation to win the bid at the reserve price of NT$170.23 million plus NT$50,000.

Afterwards, the stallholders were relocated and sued because the resettlement location was demolished. The case was initially dismissed. However, after someone reported the cooperation contract and other information, the prosecutor prosecuted Qiu Chuiyi and five other people in 2022.

In the first trial, Qiu Chuiyi was sentenced to 10 years and deprived of public rights for 4 years; Qiu Fengyao was sentenced to June of 3rd year and deprived of public rights for 3 years; Lu Liwang was sentenced to June of 2nd year, Ma Zhaoling was sentenced to June of 5th year, and Huang Yuesheng was sentenced to 3 years. After the case was appealed, the High Court in September this year only commuted Huang Yuesheng's sentence to 2 years and 11 months. The appeals of the other defendants were rejected. Qiu Chuiyi and Qiu Fengyao were respectively maintained in prison for 10 years and 3 years and 6 months.