Ann Kao, boyfriend suspects in payroll deduction fraudBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterLegislator Ann Kao (高虹安) was listed as a suspect yesterday after former legislative assistants of the Hsinchu mayoral candidate for the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) accused her of making illegal payroll deductions and personal gains from public funds. Lee Chung-ting (李忠庭), who is reportedly Kao’s boyfriend, was also listed as a suspect by the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office, which said it opened the case after completing a preliminary assessment. Hsinchu mayoral candidate Ann Kao leaves a news conference at Taiwan People’s Party headquarters in Taipei on Monday. Photo: CNAThe Ministry of Justice’s Investigation Bureau passed the material and testimony on to prosecutors, the office said. More serious charges might arise from the wage fraud allegations linked to Lee’s role in the legislative office, the bureau officials said, adding that Kao might have contravened Article 5 of the Anti-Corruption Act (貪污治罪條例).
