Taiwan News
Date: 2016-07-22
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The investigation into the theft of NT$83 million (US$2.59 million) on
After about NT$60 million had been found in a hotel room with two suspects, a bag believed to be containing the rest was found near a park in Taipei City’s Neihu District on July 20. The photo shows the park which is reportedly used to conceal the money.
Friday shifted from three detained East Europeans to a local man who had found but not immediately reported part of the missing money.
A group of more than a dozen foreign visitors were helped by malware in removing the money from First Commercial Bank ATMs over the July 10 weekend, but all of the cash was thought to be still in Taiwan.
After about NT$60 million had been found in a hotel room with two suspects, a bag believed to be containing the rest was found near a park in Taipei City’s Neihu District on July 20.
However, when counting was completed during the evening of that day, only about NT$12 million was accounted for. It later emerged that a 65-year-old local man surnamed Ko had found NT$4.54 million and taken it home with him before alerting the authorities. [FULL STORY]