Suspect denies the allegations, telling police, 'I didn't know the package contained cash'
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Suspect used the name of an acquaintance in arranging for the rental of an office in Yokohama to a ring that specializes in so-called 'special frauds' in June of last year
Suspect used one of the cards belonging to the man, aged 79 when he died, to purchase a toothbrush and other items from a pharmacy in Hidaka City
Member of the ring hired by the suspect visited the residence of an elderly woman in Kumamoto Prefecture and collected two bank cards and a bank book
Tsutomo Sawada said, 'I forged receipts because expense money from the government ran out'
Suspects conspired to pose as representatives from a securities company on the telephone in defrauding the woman, aged in her 80s and living in Fukui City
Youths carried maps and backpacks to pose as tourists while traveling
Suspect lived in a wealthy area of the capital's Minato Ward; cruised around in a high-end automobile
Police believe the suspects helped arrange for 20 residences to be used by rings in investment-related scams
Suspect told police, 'I was offered a job via a telephone call from a person I did not know'