Judge ruled, 'The purpose of the confessions was to delay the execution'
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A criminal syndicate (yakuza) based in Tokyo
Police believe the fraud ring swindled a total of ¥60 million from multiple victims nationwide
Gang member got into a dispute with street scouts for the sex industry in October
Two bullet holes were found in the front door of an office of the Sumiyoshi-kai on Thursday morning
Victim suffered a brain contusion that required 4 months to heal, police said
Suspect was aiming to be the key supplier of tablets to play baccarat to illegal casinos nationwide, police said
One victim, a woman in Yokohama, was falsely told over the telephone that she had accumulated unpaid fees 'for a pay-to-view video site'
With dumb bells found inside the office, the suspects claimed to police that the space was in fact a sports gym, police said
Police seized more than 470 kilograms of stimulant drugs in Ibaraki Prefecture in August of last year
Suspects bound the limbs of a 79-year-old male company officer at his residence in Machida City, Tokyo in November of last year