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Actress Shen Shih-hua Indicted for Fraud Over Unproduced 'Cape No. 7' Musical

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Actress Shen Shih-hua has been indicted for fraud related to a musical adaptation of 'Cape No. 7'.
  • She allegedly took NT$1.5 million from a media company for the project, which was never produced.
  • Shen Shih-hua was previously known for her roles in Taiwanese dramas and had a child out of wedlock with a prominent businessman.

Veteran Taiwanese actress Shen Shih-hua faces fraud charges for allegedly misappropriating funds intended for a musical adaptation of the popular film 'Cape No. 7.' The case centers on a NT$1.5 million investment made by Gishi Media Company, which Shen Shih-hua's production company, Taiwan Shih-hua Production Co., Ltd., received in 2016.

Prosecutors allege that Shen Shih-hua never initiated production or even preparation for the musical. The media company filed a complaint, leading to Shen Shih-hua's indictment in July 2020. During a court hearing in August 2020, Shen Shih-hua reached a settlement with the plaintiff's lawyer but denied guilt, attributing the situation to administrative errors.

She was subsequently sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for three years, and ordered to fulfill the compensation obligations outlined in the settlement. Shen Shih-hua, a prominent actress in the 1980s, also has a personal history involving an out-of-wedlock daughter with Taiwan Glass Group executive chairman Lin Po-shih. She previously sued for paternity recognition but withdrew the case and raised her daughter alone.

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