Refuse worker faces big penalty for corruption over rice cooker gift

The indictment of a public sector recycling worker in Taipei on corruption charges for giving an elderly woman a discarded rice cooker valued at NT$32 (US$1) in July last year -- a case that could carry heavy penalties -- has prompted the judiciary to discuss sentencing practices for minor corruption offenses.

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