Taiwan Civil Government founder gets 19 years for fraud

A founder of the Taiwan Civil Government -- which claims Taiwan is legally under U.S. administration following Japan's surrender in World War II -- was sentenced to 19 years in prison and fined NT$2 million Friday for defrauding around 300 individuals out of NT$100 million (US$3.36 million).

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