A Taiwanese opposition lawmaker is now at the center of a corruption investigation, a blow to the KMT and to trust in how legislators spend public money.

• Prosecutors in Taipei suspect KMT legislator Chen Hsueh-sheng used relatives as fake staff to claim public assistant salaries he was not entitled to.
• Investigators also believe a shipping company paid the wages of one of his real assistants, effectively bankrolling his office.
• He is accused of leaning on state oil firm CPC to end a contract early with that shipping company, letting it walk away from its obligations.
• Investigators raided his home, his legislative office and his Matsu constituency office, along with shipping firms in Kinmen, and questioned him and his brother overnight.

Outlook: The case is being pursued under Taiwan's anti-corruption law, and prosecutors are still gathering evidence before deciding on charges or detention.