Gangster avoided an 8-year sentence for extortion
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Employee also extended loan of more than ¥2 million
Police suspect the incident is connected to the ongoing dispute between the Yamaguchi-gumi and its chief rival
Coverage of gangsters, tattoos and commercial sex by monthly Document will end with May issue
Revelations follow accusations that same employee arranged for car loan
Gang boss is suspected of giving orders in the crime
Defendant told court that women served as prostitutes for ¥20,000
Suspect alleged in the theft of ¥3.5 million from ATMs at convenience stores in Shibuya Ward and other locations
Membership is the lowest since statistics began being kept in 1958
Yamaguchi-gumi member allegedly beat victim in the head