Daughter of Prominent Police Couple Involved in Fraud Case: Taichung Police Chief Wu Jing-tian Says 'Daughter Has Learned Her Lesson'

Recently, a court ruling in a fraud case by the Yunlin District Court has sent shockwaves through Taiwan's law enforcement community. A woman was found guilty of aiding a fraud and money laundering ring by providing her ATM card and password. She was sentenced to three months in prison, convertible to a fine. While such cases are common on the front lines of anti-fraud policing, this woman is the daughter of Wu Jing-tian, Police Chief of Taichung City, and Xiao Hui-zhu, Chief of Taipei's Xinyi Police Station, raising questions about the effectiveness of police-led anti-fraud campaigns.

According to a March 2026 ruling by the Yunlin District Court, a Wu surnamed woman working as a dental assistant, in need of funds in November 2024, approached a loan company. She was instructed to complete loan documents online, provide her bank account details, and then send her ATM card and password via a convenience store's 'delivery service' to the loan officer. Following these instructions, her account was later used by a fraud group to scam three victims, resulting in losses totaling NT$182,000.

After investigating victim reports, the local prosecutor's office indicted the woman as an accomplice in fraud and money laundering. The court sentenced her to five months in prison, convertible to a fine of NT$150,000, with the case still subject to appeal.

It later emerged that the woman is the daughter of Taichung Police Chief Wu Jing-tian, whose wife is Xiao Hui-zhu, Chief of Xinyi Police Station in Taipei. On August 5, Wu Jing-tian stated that his daughter lives independently. 'Our family respects the court's decision, and my daughter has learned from this experience,' he said, urging the public not to trust scam ads on social media and to contact the '165' anti-fraud hotline for assistance.