Ring is accused of cold-calling residents and tricking them into buying vastly overpriced seafood
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Body was found in a rocky area approximately one kilometer from the Mount Hakodate Observatory
Defendant had been hospitalized due to an illness
Authorities spent approximately a year conducting undercover surveillance
City condemned the behavior as an 'extremely malicious act'
Suspects shipped unwanted seafood - crab, salmon and scallops - to customers and demanded payment
In latest case, suspect made off with 300,000 yen in cash
Suspect said, 'I did something that cannot be undone'
Prosecutors had demanded life in prison for Haruna Kawamura
One suspect asked the victim 'Did you know she's a minor?'