A fugitive in a suspected fraud case involving a plastic surgery clinic has agreed to return to Taiwan after residing in Canada since late 2018, the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau said on Wednesday.
Huang Li-hsiung (黃立雄), a former physician at National Taiwan University Hospital’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and his wife last month contacted the bureau expressing willingness to return, the bureau said
The couple were unable to extend their residency in Canada, it said, adding that the timeline of their return is uncertain.
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As the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office has issued an international wanted notice for Huang, he would be transferred to prosecutors for investigation, it added.
Huang is the father of plastic surgeon Paul Huang (黃博健), who with his wife, the Internet celebrity Su Chen-tuan (蘇陳端) known as Lady Nai Nai (貴婦奈奈), are wanted in a fraud investigation.
Paul Huang and Su have been accused of defrauding clients and friends of about NT$1 billion (US$30.66 million), some of whom had invested in the upscale cosmetic surgery clinic Ab Initio Medicina and two other businesses operated by the couple.
In 2018, they suddenly declared bankruptcy for the clinic and shut down their other businesses after allegedly transferring NT$1 billion to foreign bank accounts, prosecutors said.
The couple departed for the US on Nov. 30, 2018, then later met up with Huang Li-hsiung and Paul Huang’s sister, clinic accountant Huang Chien-fang (黃千芳), in Canada, where Paul Huang already had permanent residency.
In 2019, the bureau issued wanted notices for Paul Huang, Huang Li-hsiung and Su after discovering they were residing in Toronto.
Taiwan applied with Canadian authorities to extradite the suspects, but has not been successful as the nations do not have an extradition treaty.
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