The 47-year-old suspect, who was wanted and arrested in Indonesia for deceiving the state-provided "sustainability benefits," is expected to be transferred to Japan on the 22nd.

The Metropolitan Police Department plans to arrest the suspect on suspicion of fraud as soon as it is transferred, and is investigating that the suspect's family has illegally received at least 900 million yen with other members.

Mitsuhiro Taniguchi (47), whose address and occupation are unknown, was wanted nationwide for deceiving the national sustainability benefits by applying for a lie that business income was significantly reduced due to the influence of the new coronavirus. This month, he was arrested by local police in Indonesia on suspicion of illegal stay.



The suspect was subsequently detained at the Immigration Bureau's facility in Jakarta, but is expected to be transferred to Japan on the 22nd.



According to investigators, the flight departs at 8:35 am Japan time and will arrive at Narita Airport after 4 pm.

The Metropolitan Police Department plans to arrest them on suspicion of fraud as soon as they are transferred.



The suspect's family, along with other members, gathered the holders of the lie application all over the country, and it is believed that they have illegally received at least 960 million yen so far, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details.

Background of the incident

According to investigators, Mitsuhiro Taniguchi (47), his ex-wife, and four members of his two sons originally lived in Mie Prefecture, but Mitsuhiro is based in a room in an apartment in Roppongi, Tokyo. It is believed that he became active and his two sons were also brought to Tokyo.



The suspect is believed to be the director of a group of more than a dozen people, including his family, and through about 15 groups of dozens of acquaintances, soliciting activities all over the country and gathering the holders when applying for lies. It means that it was.



He also held seminars for solicited people at condominiums and family restaurants in Roppongi, and explained the sustainable benefit system as "anyone can get it."



On top of that, he pretended that the owner was a sole proprietor and acted on behalf of the application under the pretext that his income became zero due to the influence of the new coronavirus.



Of the benefits paid to the holder, it is believed that each person received about 150,000 to 400,000 yen as a commission.



In the five months until September, there were a total of about 1780 applications for lies that seemed to involve the family, and the holders reached 36 prefectures, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area.



The Small and Medium Business Administration, which has jurisdiction over the system, noticed that there was something suspicious about the application contents around the summer, and stopped the payment. Was transferred to the account.



According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the total amount of fraudulent receipts amounted to at least 960 million yen, which is the largest amount of damage ever caused by one group.



The suspect is known to have left Indonesia in October, shortly after the Small and Medium Business Administration provided information to the Metropolitan Police Department.



Under these circumstances, the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a former wife and two sons on suspicion of fraud in May, and wanted suspects nationwide.



After that, I was preparing to make international arrangements through ICPO = International Criminal Police Organization, but on the 8th of this month, about 1 year and 8 months after leaving Japan, the Indonesian local police suspected that the suspect was staying illegally. I was informed that I was arrested in Indonesia.

At that time, he was staying in Lampung Province in the southern part of Sumatra.



According to local police, the suspect was based in Jakarta and has visited the town of Carillejo in the state about three times since last month to engage in fish farming such as catfish.



After entering Indonesia, it is believed that he was trying to expand the aquaculture business while going back and forth between Jakarta and Sumatra.



After being arrested, the suspect was detained at the Immigration Bureau's facility in Jakarta, and after coordination with the Metropolitan Police Department and others, he was transferred to Japan on the 22nd.