Taipei, Aug. 6 (CNA) A lawyer and a vaccine broker were recently indicted by the Taichung District Prosecutors' Office for defrauding Taiwan's Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation out of US$30 million by falsely claiming they could procure COVID-19 vaccines. Prosecutors said the court approved incommunicado detention for Chen and five others, citing strong suspicion of money laundering and concerns over flight risk, collusion and destruction of evidence. On April 30 and May 20, prosecutors conducted searches and questioned a total of 28 suspects and witnesses. The court also approved the seizure of the defendants' assets, including bank accounts and real estate, prosecutors said. The bureau condemned Chen and Lee for allegedly exploiting Tzu Chi's pandemic relief efforts for personal gain, saying their actions seriously disrupted social order and harmed the public interest.