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Taiwanese Official in Kansas Charged for Fraudulently Obtaining a Filipino Servant

Taiwanese Official in Kansas Charged for Fraudulently Obtaining a Filipino Servant Image via Wikipedia Via DOJ : KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a high-ranking representative of Taiwan was charged in federal court today with fraud in foreign labor contracting for fraudulently obtaining a Filipino servant for her residence. Hsien-Hsien �Jacqueline� Liu, 64, of Taiwan, residing in Leawood, Kan., was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo. Liu is the director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office located in Kansas City, Mo. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office is part of the Taiwan organization responsible for maintaining close unofficial relations between the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan. They are generally the equivalent of a consulate of a foreign government, but the United States does not recognize Taiwan as a sovereign st...
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Taiwan Foreign Affairs Say Its Official Did Not Underpay Filipino Servant in Kansas Oh Really

Taiwan Foreign Affairs Say Its Official Did Not Underpay Filipino Servant in Kansas Oh Really The TECO official case in Kansas is not the first case of an alleged abuse of a foreign worker in the United States by a foreign diplomat.  In 2008, the GAO identified 42 household workers with A-3 or G-5 visas who alleged that they were abused by foreign diplomats with immunity from 2000 through 2008. The report said that the total number is likely higher for four reasons: 1)household workers� fear of contacting law enforcement, 2) nongovernmental organizations� protection of victim confidentiality, 3) limited information on some cases handled by the U.S. government, and 4) federal agencies� challenges identifying cases. Read more here . Taiwan News reported the following update on its TECO diplomat arrested in Kansas for "fraud in foreign labor contracting for fraudulently obtaining a Filipino servant for her residence." Excerpts below: A preliminary government investigation ...
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