A Taipei immigration services company head has been indicted for allegedly selling counterfeit Burkina Faso passports, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office announced Tuesday.
The accused, identified by her surname Lai (賴), reportedly targeted parents seeking to enroll their children in international schools in Taiwan, which limit admission to foreign passport holders.
Prosecutors revealed that Lai sourced the forged passports from an individual named Daniel Wang. Between 2018 and 2023, she allegedly sold seven fake passports at a price of approximately USD 16,000 each.
Although Lai claimed she believed the passports were authentic, evidence from text messages suggested she was fully aware of the fraud and actively conspired with Wang, prosecutors said.
Authorities confirmed that a separate investigation into Wang’s involvement in the scheme is currently underway.