Disgraced Sato worth ¥100 million | 日本のニュースを英語で読むならジャパンタイムズウィークリー


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Disgraced Sato worth ¥100 million


Kanju Sato (left), and his wife Miyoko

The bank accounts of Kanju Sato, a former home affairs minister accused of defrauding the state, and his wife have a combined balance of more than ¥100 million, according to investigative sources.

The revelation suggests the couple had been embezzling money for a long period of time, the sources said March 11. The ¥100 million was found in accounts held by Sato and his wife, Miyoko.

On March 10, police sources said Sato had basically admitted embezzling ¥17 million from the state in the form of state salary payments meant for a woman falsely registered as his secretary.

Sato and his wife were arrested March 7.

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