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Saleswoman, 89, accused of fraud to the tune of 180 million yen
Police have sent papers to prosecutors over a suspected fraud totaling 180 million yen ($1.6 million) by an 89-year-old former top-selling saleswoman who worked for a leading life insurance company for more than half a century. Police did not say whether the suspect has admitted to or denied the allegations when they announced the case on May 19. The 180 million yen is part of a total of 2.2 billion yen in damages the woman had caused to at least 25 of her clients while she worked for Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Co., police sources said. The woman, who had worked for the insurer’s office in Shunan in the prefecture, is ... (full story)