Taiwanese singer and television personality Ting Hsiao-chin has become a wanted woman, following her failure to surrender herself to serve her 2½-year jail term.
The 41-year-old had been charged and sentenced to jail in Taiwan for scamming customers online into buying counterfeit luxury goods, such as Chanel handbags. She was briefly a singer who released two albums in 1999 and also known for once dating boy band 5566's Tony Sun.According to Taiwanese media reports, she had applied for a leave of absence. But the prosecutors office in New Taipei District in Taiwan told reporters the request was declined as it did not follow the appropriate protocol.
News publication ETtoday tried contacting her on her mobile phone but to no avail and she did not reply to text messages either. Her whereabouts are currently unknown. Ting's troubles have been well-documented in the media. In 2015, she began selling luxury goods such as bags, accessories and clothing on e-commerce platforms and claimed they were authentic and purchased in Europe.Several people took the bait and bought her items, only to find out after authenticating them that the items were fake. Some did not receive items they had paid for.
Upon appeal, Ting expressed remorse for her actions and asked for leniency from the court - which eventually handed down a 2½-year sentence.
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