Former chairman of social welfare corporation arrested for embezzling 44 million yen from funds, Metropolitan Police Department. The person arrested is Satoshi Fujii (61), former chairman of the social Welfare Corporation Juro Fukushikai in Sumida Ward.

It appears that the money heEmbezzled was used to pay off debts of the company where he was a director, and the Metropolitan Police is conducting a detailed investigation. The former chairman had been arrested and indicted on charges of bribery and other charges related to the appointment of directors of another social Welfare corporation in Fukuoka Prefecture.