The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau will dismiss a 25-year-old employee who was arrested and indicted on the 22nd in a fraud case of "sustainable benefits" provided by the government to businesses affected by the new coronavirus. Did.
Kohei Tsukamoto (25), an employee of the Tsurumi Tax Office of the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau in Yokohama, was dismissed from work.
Mr. Tsukamoto, along with former employees of a major securities company, pretended to be a sole proprietor and falsely claimed that his business income had decreased significantly due to the impact of the new coronavirus. He was arrested and charged with fraud.
Acknowledging the content of the indictment at the trial held this month, the prosecution said in its opening statement, ``A former employee of the National Taxation Bureau approached me to help fraudulently receive sustainable benefits, and I lied about the fraudulent benefits. I started to prepare a final tax return,” he claimed.
According to the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau, Tsukamoto said, "I am sorry for causing trouble."
Takufumi Kataoka, general affairs manager of the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau, said at the interview, "I deeply apologize for the fact that the staff member was involved in the fraudulent receipt of the sustainability benefit. We will strive to ensure strict adherence to discipline."