The China Post
Date: August 30, 2016
By: Christine Chou
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Taipei District Prosecutors Office summoned former Ministry of Finance (MOF,
Former Minister of Finance Chang Sheng-ford (張盛和) waves to the media after leaving the Taipei District Prosecutors Office, where he testified as part of an investigation into Mega Bank money laundering allegations, on Monday, Aug. 29. (CNA)
財政部) head Chang Sheng-ford (張盛和) for questioning, Monday.
Chang was brought in as a witness in the money laundering case at scandal-hit Mega International Commercial Bank (兆豐銀行).
As Chang exited the prosecutor’s office Monday afternoon, he told local media that he had not been aware of the bank’s violations of U.S. anti-money laundering laws.
In response to questions about Chang’s heavily scrutinized Aug. 22 dinner with former Mega Bank chairman Mckinney Tsai (蔡友才), Chang said the dinner was scheduled long before the scandal broke out,
According to local reports, Tsai had met with Chang and two accountants at a seafood restaurant in Taipei last Monday, Aug. 22.
The meeting triggered suspicion that the two may have colluded over testimony prior to speaking with prosecutors. [FULL STORY]