Corruption spotlight shines on Lin Yi-shih's mother

Shen Juo-lan's fame had fallen by the wayside, but she made an abrupt return to the nation's conscience yesterday. Her downtrodden look contrasted sharply with the defiant tone she took seven years earlier when facing corruption allegations during an election campaign. When Lin Yi-shih ran in the 2005 Kaohsiung County commissioner race, his mother's finances became a popular topic. The campaign ...