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'
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A criminal syndicate (yakuza) based in Tokyo
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
Police believe revenue from the casino was funneled to the Sumiyoshi-kai
Casino provided customers with baccarat gaming on computers connected to the internet
Suspect told police upon his arrest, 'I collected the money, but I did not speak in harsh tones'
Suspect partially denies the allegations, telling police, 'I collected the money, but I did not speak in harsh tones'
Suspect allegedly passed counterfeit notes at two convenience stores in Kawaguchi City on August 20
Woman was told by a member of a fraud ring, posing as a representative of the Financial Services Agency, that her bank cards were being abused by third party and needed to be replaced