Prosecutors indict 51 in yacht license forgery case
ILLEGAL OPERATION? An official at a Taichung agency has over 10 years allegedly forged licenses for people who could not or did not want to participate in training
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Taichung prosecutors yesterday said they have indicted 51 people, including an officer in charge of issuing marine vessel licenses, on charges related to the forgery of government documents at the Central Taiwan Maritime Affairs Center.
The central suspect in the case is Sung Li-heng (宋立恒), a technician at the center in Taichung, who is accused of taking bribes and falsifying operating licenses for yachts and motor boats, as well as certification of professional training programs under the Maritime and Port Bureau, prosecutors said.