OSAKA, Oct 09 (Information On Japan) –
A former metropolis councilor from Neyagawa Metropolis in Osaka Prefecture has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for defrauding the federal government of a big sum by means of COVID-19 aid loans.
Mika Yoshiba, a 44-year-old former metropolis councilor, was convicted for her involvement in three fraud instances. In January 2021, Yoshiba, together with an confederate who has already been convicted, facilitated a public mortgage of 600 million yen for a medical company in Kurume Metropolis, Fukuoka Prefecture, from which they swindled 230 million yen as a fee payment.
All through the trial, Yoshiba constantly claimed her innocence, arguing that she had been deceived by the confederate.
Nonetheless, the Fukuoka District Courtroom rejected her protection, stating that her claims weren’t solely “unreasonable however extremely suspicious.” The courtroom criticized her motives, highlighting her egocentric pursuit of non-public acquire whereas serving as a public official, describing her actions as “reckless and self-centered.” The courtroom handed down a 10-year jail sentence, together with an order to pay restitution of roughly 1.98 billion yen, in step with the prosecution’s request.
Supply: YOMIURI
