Former representative of the mail-order company "Kefia Business Promotion Association", who was accused of fraud and other crimes for deceiving a large amount of money from elderly people nationwide, saying that they could make a profit by investing in processed foods, in the Tokyo district The court sentenced him to seven years in prison and a fine of 3 million yen, saying that it was a large-scale and professional crime of the entire organization and was highly malicious.
Hideya Kaburagi (86), a former representative of the mail-order company "Kefir Business Promotion Association" in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, said that if he invested in processed foods such as dried persimmons, he would pay interest from 2017 to 2018. In addition to illegally collecting over 180 million yen from a total of 29 people, including the elderly, during the year, in 2018, he was accused of violating the investment law and fraud for defrauding about 88 million yen. rice field.
In a ruling on the 14th, Judge Tsuneji Saeki of the Tokyo District Court said, "It is a large-scale and professionally committed crime with a former representative at the top, and it is highly malicious. Some of the victims are living in old age. The feelings of punishment are severe for some people who have been deceived by the funds and have a rift with their families, and for those who can no longer support the education costs of their grandchildren. "
He then sentenced him to seven years in prison and a fine of 3 million yen, saying, "Although I had gained, the former representative has not compensated for the damage at all and is unlikely to do it. The criminal liability is really heavy."