In 2024, Malaysian singer Victor Wong was accused by Dr. Chiu Rui-Ling and her husband of defrauding them of 17.4 million NTD (about 2.17 million MYR) under the pretense of investment returns as high as 500%. Victor Wong counter-sued Ms. Chiu, claiming she sent men in black to intimidate him at his home. Both parties accused each other of fraud, violating the Personal Data Protection Act, and other crimes. After investigation, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office determined that there was insufficient evidence of criminal conduct from either side, therefore, on the 2nd, both were ruled not to be prosecuted.
Chiu Rui-Ling's report stated that at a dinner gathering in 2018, a friend named Chen Chih-Kang recommended she invest in "Tianjin Yile Co., Ltd.", claiming that a three-year investment could yield returns of 300% to 500%. At the time, Victor Wong was present and agreed with the recommendation, urging her to invest. She subsequently agreed, transferring a total of 17.4 million NTD to Victor Wong's bank account in five or six installments. It was agreed that Wong would then transfer the funds to the designated account of the said company. However, she never received an investment agreement, was unable to prove she became a shareholder, and didn’t receive any dividends. Frustrated, she sued Victor Wong for fraudulent investment and also exposed the matter to the media.
Victor Wong, through his lawyer, presented a share allocation document with Ms. Chiu's name on it, emphasizing that Ms. Chiu had decided on the investment herself, with no involvement from him or his wife in the discussions—thus, there was no persuasion or intermediary action. Victor explained the origin of their financial dealings: previously, Chiu Rui-Ling needed US dollars to invest in another company, "Hong Kong Yile Tang", so she transferred US$570,000 (about 2.24 million MYR) through Wong's Hong Kong account. The deposit slip for the funds Chiu put into his account was also labeled as a "loan", showing it was unrelated to the Tianjin Yile investment. Victor Wong counter-sued Chiu Rui-Ling, stating that from 2024 onwards, she had used verbal threats to collect the debt, leaked his home address to men in black who then came to harass his family, and further made false complaints to the media, which would constitute aggravated defamation.
The Taipei District Prosecutors Office found that Victor Wong indeed did not participate in persuading or acting as an intermediary for Ms. Chiu's investment. While the two did have financial exchanges, these were deemed as simple civil lending. In the recording provided by Victor Wong, Chiu did not make any explicit threats while attempting to collect her debt. There was also no evidence that Chiu Rui-Ling provided Wong's address to the men in black for doorstep intimidation. Afterwards, Chiu only expressed her views on the investment dispute to the media from her own perspective, which was within the limits of public comment. The mutual accusations thus lacked sufficient grounds for criminal charges, and both parties were not indicted.
Source: NOWnews 社会