According to investigators, Jiuzhou operated multiple online betting platforms and utilized its own third-party payment conduits to channel illicit cash. Between 2017 and 2023, the network handled over NT$43.8 billion in betting volume while washing funds for telecom fraud syndicates. Following 10 waves of coordinated raids that seized luxury cars, real estate, and bank accounts, the court confirmed illicit profits of roughly NT$32.99 billion and ordered them confiscated.
The case also uncovered high-level corruption inside law enforcement. Former Taichung Criminal Police chief Lin Ming-tso was indicted for leaking investigation files to the syndicate in exchange for kickbacks; his trial has been separated due to medical reasons and was not included in this batch of rulings. The verdict remains open to appeal.
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