Huang Bailu

Huang Bailu, a Chinese individual, was born in an unspecified year and has publicly known family members. His daughter, Huang Ruiling, graduated from the Taipei University of the Arts Graduate School with a major in piano. The family is financially well-off. Huang Bailu's father worked in the finance industry for twenty years. His spouse is Wu Lihua, and they have a daughter together, Huang Ruiling.

On August 28, 2008, Huang Bailu held a press conference at Jintang Company in Taichung Industrial Zone to publicly clarify his financial relationship with the family of Chen Shui-bian. He expressed trust in his daughter and his in-laws and refuted accusations of money laundering and corruption. Huang Bailu emphasized that he has made declarations under life insurance policies and has no financial dealings with Chen Shui-bian's family. He denied having offshore accounts or transferring funds overseas. He pointed out that debts existed before he became related by marriage to Chen Shui-bian and stressed he had not helped his in-laws with money laundering.

During the incident, the Special Investigation Group conducted a search at Huang Bailu’s residence, finding no diamonds owned by the Chen family. However, they confiscated cash amounting to 100 million New Taiwan Dollars, which was described as his business income and unrelated to the Chen family. Huang Bailu stated that this sum was from investments. The investigation also covered other funds, including 170 million NT dollars from Yuan Da Ma’s family, payments returned by the sister and brother-in-law Cai Meili, as well as funds repaid by GTH Cement Chairman Ku Cheng-yun.

Huang Bailu received a phone call from a court clerk inviting him to court, but he regarded it as a scam because he did not receive an official subpoena. According to money laundering investigation reports, the funds in his daughter Huang Ruiling’s Swiss account were allegedly for her father’s investments, as mentioned in an interview, but inconsistent statements from family members prompted further investigation.

In July 2018, the Taichung District Court sentenced Huang Bailu to two years in prison for violations of the "Business Accounting Act" and related charges, accusing him of borrowing funds that were funneled into Guo Xing-zhong’s account, with Huang Bailu as the actual controller. Other co-defendants received sentences of probation or imprisonment.

In his legal defense, Huang Bailu argued that his actions did not cause any company losses and that the funds, which were invested unsuccessfully, were used as repayment. He denied committing any crimes and maintained that all his financial activities were lawful and unrelated to the Chen family.