Repatriated Taiwanese blogger out on bail, barred from leaving Taiwan

Taipei, May 2 (CNA) Taiwanese blogger Lady Nai Nai (貴婦奈奈), who was repatriated to Taiwan after being in Canada for six years avoiding fraud charges, was released on bail Thursday night with travel and residence restrictions and placed under electronic monitoring.

The influencer, whose real name is Su Chen Tuan (蘇陳端), returned to Taiwan on Thursday, and after being questioned by prosecutors later in the day was released on NT$2 million (US$155,676) bail.

Despite strongly suspecting that Su Chen committed fraud and believing that she was a flight risk, prosecutors decided Thursday night that detaining her was unnecessary as she had voluntarily turned herself in to Taiwanese authorities.

Su Chen's case dates back to 2018 when she, her then-boyfriend Huang Po-chien (黃博健), and his father Huang Li-hsiung (黃立雄) were under investigation for fraud after the beauty clinic they ran closed down suddenly, leaving all their debts behind.

Prosecutors believe that Su Chen took advantage of her fame to attract up to NT$100 million in investment from the public for the clinic before it shut down.

The three then fled to Canada via the United States in November 2018, and they were listed as wanted for suspected fraud in January 2019.

Su Chen recently wrote a letter to the media and a statement to prosecutors, saying that she was willing to return to Taiwan and cooperate with the investigation.

She denied taking part in the clinic or committing any illegal acts and wanted to assist prosecutors with the case to shed light on the matter.

Huang Li-hsiung (黃立雄) returned to Taiwan in 2024 and was put under the same restrictions as was Su Chen on Thursday pending the results of the investigation into the case.

Su Chen rose to fame in the early 2000s, when she started blogging about her relationship with Huang Po-chien and writing her personal reflections on everyday life under the name Lady Nai Nai.

Before her blog closed down in 2013, it had accumulated more than 46 million views. In 2017, her Facebook page had more than 300,000 followers.