A businessman accused of bilking the Taiwanese government out of nearly $30 million committed no crime and is prepared to return part of the money, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Ching Chi-ju, a U.S. citizen, is believed to have disappeared with $29.8 million that was to be used in a failed attempt to lure Papua New Guinea to officially recognize Taiwan.
His attorney, John S. Chang, said at a news conference that Ching was eager to be questioned by Taiwanese prosecutors. He translated a statement in Chinese that he said came from his client.
"I shall be cooperating with the investigative and the prosecutorial officials in order to clean up this whole …
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