Lawyers' Session | Dummy-Account Cases Involving People Experiencing Homelessness-Training for Lawyers and Social Workers
Last edited: 2026-08-30
In recent years, fraud has been among the highest-volume categories of cases in the criminal justice system. To carry out fraud, criminal rings first need tools such as dummy bank accounts and SIM cards. Dummy-account fraud cases can involve many different groups, and people experiencing homelessness are one group that frequently becomes entangled in criminal proceedings involving dummy accounts.
The Taipei Branch of the Legal Aid Foundation and the Judicial Reform Foundation recognize that, because of the vulnerabilities associated with living on the streets, people experiencing homelessness are often drawn into dummy-account cases, while their access to legal-aid resources when they become involved in criminal proceedings still needs improvement. This training is intended to help Legal Aid Foundation review committee members better understand the circumstances of people experiencing homelessness when assessing applications and deciding whether assistance is warranted, and to strengthen frontline social workers' knowledge of relevant procedures and resources. The program is divided into sessions for lawyers and social workers and is intended to improve the handling of and assistance provided in such cases. Rotary International is sponsoring the event, with invited speakers providing in-depth discussion.
Time
May 14, 2022 (Sat.), 14:00-17:30
Location
Due to COVID-19, the event will be held entirely online. Registered participants will receive the online meeting link before the event.
Agenda
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 13:30-14:00 | Check-in | -- |
| 14:00-14:10 | Opening Remarks | Representative of Rotary International |
| 14:10-15:00 | Understanding the Circumstances of People Experiencing Homelessness | Chu Yi-Chun, Social Worker / Homeless Services Team, Wanhua Social Welfare Center |
| 15:00-15:10 | Intermission | -- |
| 15:10-16:10 | Issues in Reviewing Dummy-Account Cases and Experience Providing Legal Aid | Attorney Kao Yang-Hui / Member, Legal Aid Foundation Reconsideration Committee; former defense counsel in a Grand Chamber money-laundering case involving dummy accounts |
| 16:10-16:20 | Intermission | -- |
| 16:20-17:00 | How the Justice System Affects People Experiencing Homelessness | Wu Tsung-Sheng, Associate Professor / Department of Sociology, Fu Jen Catholic University |
| 17:00-17:30 | Q&A |
Co-organizers
Judicial Reform Foundation
Taipei Branch, Legal Aid Foundation
Rotary International District 3482
Taiwan Association of Judicial Social Work
Taipei Social Workers Association
Supporting Organization
Taiwan Association of Social Workers
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