The first trial of the former president, who was accused of violating the Investment Law, was held in the case of "Japan Life", which went bankrupt after collecting a large amount of funds under the owner's commercial law of magnetic therapy equipment. I am not involved in the activity and I am not soliciting it. "

In 2017, Hiromi Yamaguchi (49), the former president of the bankrupt health equipment sales company "Japan Life", colluded with his father Takayoshi Yamaguchi and others to purchase a loan for a magnetic therapy device leasing contract. He has been accused of violating the Investment Law for illegally collecting more than 114 million yen from 23 people, soliciting him to get a high dividend.



At the first trial held at the Tokyo District Court, former president Yamaguchi pleaded not guilty, stating that he was not involved in any sales activities, did not talk about leasing in lectures for customers, and did not solicit. did.



The lawyer also insisted, "I am not soliciting because I do not know the contents of the leased loan. I am not colluding."

On the other hand, the prosecution said, "At Japan Life, sales and solicitations were carried out according to the instructions of former chairman Yamaguchi, and the former president attended briefing sessions as a lecturer all over the country and solicited an unspecified number of people." rice field.



A total of 13 people have been indicted in the Japan Life case, and company executives are being tried, but the trial of former chairman Yamaguchi, who is accused of fraud, has not yet begun.

Expected to distribute about 2 billion yen to creditors

On the other hand, on the 28th, a creditors' meeting of "Japan Life" was also held, and it was reported that about 2.2 billion yen of the consumption tax paid by the company so far was refunded by the Tokyo National Taxation Bureau.



As a result, it is expected that approximately 2 billion yen will be used for dividends to creditors.



The creditors' meeting was held privately at the Tokyo District Court on the afternoon of the 28th.



According to the damage countermeasures defense team, the bankruptcy trustee discussed with the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau about the consumption tax on sales paid by Japan Life to the country, and as a result, the contract was canceled at 2,217 million yen. It means that there was a report that it was refunded.



Until now, it has been difficult to pay dividends to creditors, but as a result, the amount collected has reached more than 2.68 billion yen, including gains on the sale of real estate.



Of this amount, approximately 2 billion yen, excluding unpaid employee salaries, is expected to be used for dividends.



It is said that the total damage of the Owner Commercial Code by Japan Life is about 200 billion yen, but Yutaka Ishitoya, a lawyer of the damage countermeasures defense team, said, "I was able to recover this amount from the state where the company has no property. I want to evaluate it. "