Abu Town, Yamaguchi Prefecture, mistakenly transferred a total of 46.3 million yen to the account of a 24-year-old man, which is a benefit to households who are in need of living due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and then refused to return it. According to an interview with an agent's lawyer, a man said, "All the money transferred was used up at overseas online casinos."
This problem is caused by mistakenly making a total of 46.3 million yen for 463 households in the town regarding the extraordinary special benefit of the country where Abu Town provides 100,000 yen per household to households who are in need of living due to the influence of the new corona. It was transferred to the account of a 24-year-old man and then refused to be returned.
At the press conference on the 16th, the lawyer of the agent said, "Men do not have money and it is difficult to return it in reality", but in addition, the man said, "The money transferred is overseas online. I found out in an interview with a lawyer that he said, "I used up everything at the casino."
On this issue, an attorney-at-law has revealed that the man has been interviewed twice last month and this month, as well as submitting his smartphone to the police.
Mayor Abu "I will do my best to collect it"
On this issue, Mayor Norihiko Hanada of Abu Town responded to an interview on the 17th, saying, "It was a nuance that I had consumed it at the press conference and had no property, but there is no such thing as" Yes, I will give up. " We will do our best to recover it, "he emphasized the idea of continuing to seek returns.
Also, regarding the fact that the man told the lawyer of his agent that "all the money transferred was used up at overseas online casinos", "I would like to confirm whether it is true or not. If it is true, I have a feeling that I can't forgive it. "
On top of that, Mayor Hanada said, "Since the police investigation has already begun, I had no plans to file a damage report, but this is the case. I would like to consult with a lawyer regarding the damage report and complaints." I did.