Former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je Sentenced to 17 Years for Bribery in Core Pacific City Case

The Taipei District Court ruled on March 26, 2026 that former Taipei mayor and Taiwan People's Party founder Ko Wen-je accepted NT$17.1 million from Core Pacific Group chairman Sheen Ching-jing in exchange for favorable floor-area-ratio rulings on the Core Pacific City redevelopment while he was mayor, and separately misused political donations. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison and stripped of civil rights for six years; prosecutors had sought 28 years, six months.