Some of Taiwan’s leading television personalities are embroiled in an alleged art scam. They were recruited by suspected fraudster Yan Cheng-de 嚴程德to speak at investors’ meetings in which people were apparently duped into paying big bucks for worthless art. When the allegations against Yan arose, the TV stars said they too were fooled.
Lai Sian-jheng, a well-known independent stock analyst, was recruited to give a speech offering his analysis of cultural industries. Hosting the event was the company UAN Cultural and Creative. After giving his speech, Lai never thought that he would be investigated as part of an art scam where UAN chairman Yan Cheng-de is accused of raking in NT$500 million. Aside from Lai, other TV personalities ensnared in the case include Tsai Yu-cheng, Ying Nai-ching and Lan Hsuan.
Prosecutors believe that Yan encouraged investors to purchase works by contemporary artists, selling 5,100 paintings and prints. They say he promised that these art investors could sell back their purchases within five years for double the money. Within six months he apparently had duped more than 1,000 investors and earned NT$500 million, even embroiling a number of TV personalities
Lai Sian-jheng
Independent Stock Analyst
It’s really an unexpected misfortune. I just joined a simple speaking engagement.
Prosecutors’ next step in the investigation will be determining if these TV personalities were really just paid speakers or if they had a deeper involvement.
檢調破獲藝術畫吸金集團，意外發現嫌犯為了取信民眾，還常辦座談找名嘴幫腔，被放在網站宣傳。估計半年就有上千人上當，得手至少5億元，辦案人員將擴大偵辦，不排除下一波約談涉案名嘴。
名嘴賴憲政，向聽眾分析文創產業，順便推薦這場演講的主辦單位美商圓緣公司。但沒想到美商圓緣捲入賣畫吸金5億元的案件，吸金主嫌嚴程德遭到調查，涉案名嘴還有蔡玉真、尹乃菁和蘭萱。
檢調追查，嚴程德以扶植百大新銳畫家的名義，推銷民眾投資，總計賣出5100多幅畫，還向受害人保證，5年內以兩倍價錢買回，半年內騙倒上千人，得手5億元，名嘴對於捲入吸金案，大喊冤枉。
[[名嘴 賴憲政]]
“真的是一場無妄之災，因為只是一場單純演講邀約”
檢調下一波偵辦，不排除約談涉案名嘴，釐清只是單純收錢演講，還是吸金共犯。
文章出處 ：民視英語新聞
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