The representative director of an apparel company in Tokyo, which had a contract with the Metropolitan Police Department to deliver goods, lied to a subcontractor that the Metropolitan Police Department was demanding a late payment penalty, and escaped paying about 1.4 million yen. was arrested on suspicion of fraud.
Takeshi Miyagawa (61), the representative director of an apparel company in Sumida-ku, Tokyo, was arrested.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, in late March, the representative director sent a photo of a fake document in the name of the Metropolitan Police Department to a subcontractor and lied that he was being asked for a late payment due to a delay in delivery. There are suspicions of fraud, etc., for requesting a reduction and avoiding payment of about 1.4 million yen.
The company has signed a contract with the Metropolitan Police Department to deliver about 5,800 sweatshirts for detainees.
According to the investigation, the facts are generally accepted.
When the company delivered another item to the Metropolitan Police Department after the deadline, the Metropolitan Police Department received a genuine document requesting a late payment penalty, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the circumstances. .