Eleven representatives of Susukino's restaurant group in downtown Sapporo have been arrested on suspicion of fraud for instructing them to deceive the "sustainable benefits" of the new coronavirus countermeasures.
It is believed that more than 150 people have illegally received benefits of more than 150 million yen under the guidance of the representatives, and the police are proceeding with the full elucidation.
Is more than 150 people illegally receiving more than 150 million yen?
A total of 11 men and women in their 20s and 30s were arrested, including Daimu Kinoshita (30), a representative of a group that operates restaurants in Susukino, Sapporo.
According to police investigations, Kinoshita and his colleagues directed employees and acquaintances working at Susukino stores around the summer of last year to provide sustainable benefits to businesses whose sales fell due to the impact of the new Corona. There is a suspicion of fraud as a deception.
Police have not disclosed either approval or disapproval, saying it would interfere with the investigation.
According to the police, Kinoshita and others took the lead in soliciting applicants and instructing methods such as submitting false documents, and it seems that more than 150 people illegally received benefits exceeding about 150 million yen. It means that you can.
The police suspect that some of these benefits were the source of funds for the gangsters, and are planning to clarify the actual situation of systematic fraudulent receipts and the flow of funds.