A Taiwanese anti-corruption investigator has been released on bail after being caught up in a military bribery case, widening a scandal that already ensnared a retired navy general.

• Cheng Chia-chu, an investigator at the Bureau's Miaoli office, was released on NT$1 million bail after prosecutors found evidence he took part in the graft.
• The case centers on retired rear admiral Shih Wu-chiao, accused of steering a NT$50 million rooftop solar contract to a favored company while commanding a navy logistics base.
• Shih allegedly used a middleman to connect with the solar contractor and pocketed kickbacks in exchange for protecting the deal.
• Prosecutors raided offices in July, questioned more than ten people, and jailed three key figures without visitation rights.
• The Bureau itself flagged its own investigator to prosecutors, an unusual move that suggests the probe is still spreading.

Outlook: More arrests are likely as prosecutors trace the money between the navy base, the contractor, and the officials meant to be policing them.