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tokyo exec arrested over 87 billion overseas investment scheme
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AI-generatedThis is a fraud/regulatory enforcement event with no direct commercial mechanism affecting commodity prices, supply chains, or company margins. The scheme is already dissolved, and the impact is limited to legal consequences for the individuals involved. No sector-level commercial impact is identified.
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- Tokyo police arrested Yoji Osaka and five others for an unregistered investment scheme.
- The scheme amassed 87 billion yen over a decade from around 7,300 investors.
- The product 'Sterling House Trust' promised a guaranteed annual interest rate of 12%.
- Dividend payments ceased by June 2024, leaving victims unable to withdraw funds.
- Arrests relate to activities between May 2018 and October 2023 involving 14 victims and 540 million yen.
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