Taiwanese lawmaker Lin Dai-hua faces new charges of pocketing political donation money, adding to an existing fraud case against her — bad news for her and for the ruling DPP.

• Prosecutors in Kaohsiung say two companies controlled by Lin and her brother issued large numbers of fake invoices to report political donations from her last two terms in office.
• The money involved is about 13.8 million Taiwan dollars, and three people have been added to the existing case.
• Lin is already on trial in a separate case over 15 million Taiwan dollars in false assistant salary claims.
• Lin denies everything, saying she owns no property, has taken nothing, and had no reason to steal donations.

Outlook: Lin says she will file a defense once she receives the formal charges, so the case now moves to court alongside her ongoing trial.