Former anchor Xue Kaili was accused by wealthy businessman ex-boyfriend Qiu Zhiyong of defrauding 4.2 million yuan in debt processing fees and then embezzling it. On April 29 this year, the Taipei District Court sentenced Xue Kaili to one year and August for money laundering and was fined 100,000 yuan. The 4.2 million yuan in undeducted criminal proceeds was confiscated. Since neither Xue Kaili nor the prosecutor filed an appeal, the sentence in the entire case has been confirmed to have been transferred to execution. However, it is reported that Xue Kaili was not summoned by the Beijing Procuratorate in August and was suspected of fleeing. If there is no arrest warrant or execution, a wanted person will be issued.
Xue Kaili used to be a TVBS TV anchor and TV presenter. In her early years, she attracted attention for her eye-catching appearance and fluent conversational skills. She was once a highly regarded star anchor. In 2002, it was revealed that Xue Kaili used the credit card of Japanese entrepreneur Eita Tokuhara to purchase million-dollar boutiques and received cash, triggering the sensational "Kaizi" incident. After fading out of the news circle, Xue Kaili changed her track to study nursing. After obtaining the qualification as a nurse, she went to the United States to work as a nurse.
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Xue Kaili was accused of being in a relationship with Qiu Nan in 2022. She learned that Qiu Nan had a financial dispute with others. She pretended that her friend knew a gang member and could help resolve the dispute, and demanded the payment of 4.2 million yuan in processing fees and introduction fees. Qiu Nan believed it was true and withdrew 4.2 million yuan in cash. He even suggested to Qiu that he ask the police to protect the money. However, when applying, he underreported the escort amount as 500,000 yuan and pocketed 4.2 million yuan.
In March of the same year, Xue Nv deposited a total of 4.944 million yuan into the account of her underage daughter together with other funds, and then transferred it to another newly opened account. She successively exchanged currency, invested in funds, and remitted abroad, creating a breakpoint in the cash flow. Qiu Nan later asked about the progress of the process many times, but Xue Nv made excuses to delay it. It was not until Qiu Nan asked a friend Xue Nv said for confirmation, and the other party denied that this happened, that he realized that he had been deceived and called the police.
Xue's daughter denied committing the crime, saying she did not know there was 4.2 million yuan in the backpack, and claimed that the money deposited into her daughter's account was a loan from her mother. The court found that her defense was inadmissible based on evidence such as police banknote protection records, secret recorders, and LINE conversations between the two parties. The IOU submitted by Xue's daughter also did not match the stated borrowing time, and was deemed by the court to be "prepared evidence for litigation."
The Taipei District Court found that Ms. Xue did not give the money to her alleged friend at all, but instead transferred the money to her daughter's account for money laundering. She was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison for money laundering and fined 100,000 yuan. In addition, 4.2 million yuan in criminal proceeds were confiscated. She can appeal.
It is understood that during the first-instance trial of the Taipei District Court, Xue Kaili flew back to Taiwan from the United States for each hearing. After the North Court announced the verdict, neither Xue Kaili nor the prosecutor filed an appeal within the statutory period. The entire case verdict was confirmed, and subsequent executions were transferred to the prosecutor. In addition, since the prosecutor did not seize the 4.2 million yuan in Xue Kaili's criminal proceeds recognized by the court during the investigation, after the judgment is determined, subsequent confiscation and requisition will still be carried out.
Unexpectedly, it was reported that the prosecutor summoned Xue Kaili to the case in August, but Xue Kaili did not appear. Subsequently, a warrant will be issued for arrest in accordance with the law. If she still does not appear on the case, a wanted order will be issued, and the property in her name will be pursued. It is reported that Xue Kaili's property is suspected to have been transferred to her daughter's name. Now she is facing prison. Xue's daughter, who works in the United States, may stay in the United States and not return to Taiwan to avoid serving her sentence in prison.
In addition, during the first-instance trial, Qiu Nan requested the court to restrict Xue Kaili from leaving the country to prevent her from fleeing after leaving the country; Xue Kaili claimed that she worked as a nurse in the United States and returned to Taiwan to appear in court during the trial. She had no intention of evading judicial proceedings. The court ultimately did not rule on restricting her exit.
