In the tax evasion case in which former president Hidetoshi Tanaka of Nihon University was arrested, an executive of a construction company who is said to have provided 30 million yen in cash to the former president said, "'If you continue to receive orders for construction, take care of the president. I was pressed by a former director of the university, saying, "I have to become a tax evasion."
The Special Investigation Department is investigating the details of the incident, assuming that the former president's enormous influence on campus was behind the incident.
Hidetoshi Tanaka (75), the former president of Nihon University, hid the income of about 120 million yen in cash received from Tadao Inoguchi (64), who was a former director of the university and was charged with the case of his back. A year ago and last year, he was arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office on suspicion of tax evasion of 53 million yen in total.
It is known that 30 million yen of the cash received is suspected to have been provided by the construction company that received the order for repair work on the campus of the Faculty of Engineering, which was damaged by the typhoon.
According to the people concerned, a new executive of this construction company explained to the surroundings, "I was forced by former director Inoguchi to take care of the president because there are various works in the future." I understand.
The cash was provided to former President Tanaka in the name of a celebration of reappointment.
The Special Investigation Department is investigating the details of the incident, assuming that the former president's enormous influence on campus was behind the incident.
On the other hand, according to the people concerned, former President Tanaka said, "I left the management of property and tax filing to my wife. If my wife is accused, I will take responsibility."