Taiwanese singer Cyndi Wang's father Wang Ji Hui is under investigation for suspected involvement in a case of fraud.
According to media reports, Wang had introduced a jeweler, Lin Qi Hui, to join the Centre of Cross-straits Peace Law Studies, headed by a Professor Hung Kun Yang, as Lin wanted a free legal consultant certificate and Hung was able to give him one.
After Lin joined the organization, Hung instead took the opportunity to try and persuade Lin to buy Buddhist figures.
Taiwanese authorities caught wind of this incident and charged Hung with fraud, forging documents and flouting the lawyers' code of conduct. Hung has since been freed after posting 200,000 Taiwan dollars (S$10,000) bail.
Officials are checking if the scam had claimed other victims. They are also trying to ascertain Wang's motives for introducing Lin to Hung and may summon Wang to testify.
Cyndi Wang was taken aback when she heard the news.
"I really don't understand this incident but I am sure my father will handle the matter properly," the 27-year-old singer said.
Employees at Cyndi Wang's music label Gold Typhoon were also surprised. However, they said that the elder Wang's affairs are his own and did not concern the singer at all, adding that this matter would not affect her appearance schedule.
Cyndi Wang and her brother were brought up by their mother after her parents divorced. She has had very little contact with her father since then, though she once sent him flowers to congratulate him when he started a business selling energy drinks.
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