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Sending trial packages and providing facials… Improper sales tactics used to force product purchases; Fair Trade Commission fines two businesses a total of NT$1.2 million

https://udn.com/news/story/7241/7953676

Recently, residents of a community on Section 4 of Xinhai Road in Taipei’s Wenshan District discovered that foreign nationals were regularly setting off firecrackers and holding parties late at night, disturbing the neighbors’ peace. One resident, surnamed Yi, was even confronted by them after asking them to stop, with one of them saying, “I know where you live.” With no alternative, the resident filed a criminal complaint for intimidation. The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office concluded its investigation today (the 26th) and indicted the individual. The foreign national was also identified as a member of Jie Er, a company previously criticized by well-known host Yu Mei-ren in a Facebook post for using “harassing marketing” tactics.

In March last year, well-known host Yu Mei-ren wrote on Facebook that a foreign national had approached her friend’s daughter on a street in Taipei’s Eastern District, first complimenting her clothes and then luring her into a store, where she had to spend NT$1,700 before she could leave. Yu Mei-ren angrily said, “Wouldn’t a disgusting store like this affect the entire business district? This kind of sales isn’t customer-acquisition marketing—it’s harassing marketing!” It was later discovered that these foreign nationals were members of Jie Er. The company had applied to the Ministry of Labor for permits for specialized or technical work, allowing foreign nationals to come to Taiwan, but most of them were not engaged in legitimate employment. Two of them were indicted on suspicion of violating the Immigration Act and other offenses. The company’s person in charge, a French national surnamed Wu, whose name is given as Roben Jeremy Joseph, left Taiwan and was placed on a wanted list, leaving behind a large number of foreign salespeople living in company-rented accommodation on Xinhai Road in Wenshan District.

The prosecutors concluded their investigation today (the 26th) and indicted Chris on charges including intimidation. As for the case in which Jie Er is suspected of repeatedly obtaining permits through false documents to facilitate foreign nationals’ entry into Taiwan, prosecutors have identified more than 20 individuals and are investigating the matter separately.