Democratic Progressive Party Taipei City Councilor Chen E-jun (陳怡君) is under investigation for allegedly claiming over NT$3 million (US$91,334) in fraudulent assistant fees.
Chen has allegedly claimed assistant subsidy fees under the names of four relatives, including her brother, prosecutors said.
Photo: Taipei Times
The Shilin District Prosecutors’ Office requested the Taipei division of the Investigation Bureau to search for 11 individuals involved in the case today, including seven defendants and four witnesses.
They searched 13 locations, including the council office, offices in Taipei's Zhongshan (中山) and Datong (大同) districts, as well as the homes of Chen’s friends and relatives suspected to be involved.
They finished the search at 12:30pm today, bringing Chen and one assistant back to their office for further questioning.
They also seized several boxes of documents for further investigation.
Chen said she would cooperate with the investigation and asked the public to believe in her innocence.
Chen and other individuals would be questioned by the Investigation Bureau and transferred to the prosecutors’ office this evening, they said.
The case is being investigated for breaching the Anti-Corruption Act (貪污治罪條例), they added.
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