Arrest of approximately 3 billion yen for suspected embezzlement Former executive officer of AI venture company June 10, 12:03
AI = AI of artificial intelligence technology is used to detect diseases from brain images, medical image analysis software, etc. Was arrested by. It is said that he said to the investigation, "It was a part of asset management."
Hiroaki Shimura (45), a former director of the venture company "El Pixel" in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, was arrested.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, from 2018 when I was a director to January last year, I have been suspected of embezzlement because I have transferred about 3 billion yen from my company account to my account more than 20 times and settled.
This company is developing AI such as medical image analysis software, which uses AI's technology called "deep learning" that artificial intelligence learns by itself to detect diseases from brain images.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, former director Shimura is in charge of accounting for the company and manages Internet banking IDs and passwords by one person, and most of the money is used for FX transactions and lost due to that loss. ..
According to an internal audit conducted by the company, he was tampering with the copy of the passbook, but last year, a fraud was discovered, and the company was dismissed and filed a complaint with the Metropolitan Police Department.
It is said that he said to the investigation, "It was a part of the company's asset management."
The venture company commented, "We are deeply apologized and will strive to strengthen our management system and ensure legal compliance."