Jacky Wu: "If I've committed a crime, I'll quit showbiz!"
TAIPEI: Taiwan veteran television host Jacky Wu Tuesday vowed to quit showbiz if he is found guilty of criminal conduct, after the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office began investigating him last week over a fraud case, reported Taiwan media.
Wu's friend Xu Feng Yang, who headed a technology company, had paid some NT$60 million (S$2.5 million) to Wu's ailing Light Emitting Diode (LED) manufacturing company for a shipment of LEDs in January 2009.
But Wu's company backed out of the deal in March that same year and returned only NT$40 million (S$1.68 million) of the NT$60 million it received in payment.
According to Wu's earlier statements, the rest of the money - some NT$20 million (S$841,000) - has not yet been returned, two years after the deal fell through.
Taiwan authorities suspect Wu and Xu had colluded to create a fake purchase order, so that Wu could get what was essentially a loan of NT$20 million at the expense of Xu's listed company.
Xu is also under investigation for alleged misappropriation of funds from his company.
Wu has so far maintained his innocence.
"As an artiste, if I've committed a crime, I'll quit showbiz!" declared Wu when he met reporters during a recording session of a television show he hosts.
"I won't set up a fake deal. The accountant told me later that we have returned the money.
"Because I don't have the data now, I really don't know. When I appear in court for the second time, I will collate all the data and explain everything," said Wu of his dealings with Xu's firm.
"I may make mistakes but couldn't possibly commit crimes."
-CNA/ha
Posted: 20 July 2011 1446 hrs
TAIPEI: Taiwan veteran television host Jacky Wu Tuesday vowed to quit showbiz if he is found guilty of criminal conduct, after the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office began investigating him last week over a fraud case, reported Taiwan media.
Wu's friend Xu Feng Yang, who headed a technology company, had paid some NT$60 million (S$2.5 million) to Wu's ailing Light Emitting Diode (LED) manufacturing company for a shipment of LEDs in January 2009.
But Wu's company backed out of the deal in March that same year and returned only NT$40 million (S$1.68 million) of the NT$60 million it received in payment.
According to Wu's earlier statements, the rest of the money - some NT$20 million (S$841,000) - has not yet been returned, two years after the deal fell through.
Taiwan authorities suspect Wu and Xu had colluded to create a fake purchase order, so that Wu could get what was essentially a loan of NT$20 million at the expense of Xu's listed company.
Xu is also under investigation for alleged misappropriation of funds from his company.
Wu has so far maintained his innocence.
"As an artiste, if I've committed a crime, I'll quit showbiz!" declared Wu when he met reporters during a recording session of a television show he hosts.
"I won't set up a fake deal. The accountant told me later that we have returned the money.
"Because I don't have the data now, I really don't know. When I appear in court for the second time, I will collate all the data and explain everything," said Wu of his dealings with Xu's firm.
"I may make mistakes but couldn't possibly commit crimes."
-CNA/ha
