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Posts tagged as “Sumiyoshi-kai”
A criminal syndicate (yakuza) based in Tokyo
The suspects speculated that a kidney could fetch 2 million yen
Threat was part of an extortion plot seeking ¥250,000
Police believe the fraud provided funding for the Sumiyoshi-kai
Elderly victims were conned in the sale of senior citizens' homes
The yakuza boss entertained supporters of a candidate at a hostess club in violation of election laws
Shinichi Matsuyama is alleged to have withheld his gang ties in opening an account in the name of another person
A Sumiyoshi-kai executive punched a male customer inside a hostess club
The operation had collected 100 million yen in revenue over 3 months
Officers seized 180,000 DVDs from a warehouse