Vietnamese Company Executive and Female Office Worker Arrested Over Receipt of ¥7.52 Million in Special Fraud Proceeds
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Fukuoka Prefectural Police announced on July 28, 2026, that it had arrested the Vietnamese national representative of an agricultural machinery sales company in Daisen City, Akita Prefecture (50, resident of Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture), and a female office worker (57, resident of Misato Town, Akita Prefecture), on suspicion of violating the Act on Punishment of Organized Crime (receipt of criminal proceeds). They are accused of receiving a total of ¥7.52 million—part of the proceeds from special fraud schemes targeting two women—through the company's bank account between November and December 2024.
Police believe that an anonymous, loosely organized criminal network ("tokuryu") made up of Vietnamese nationals used the company account as part of an effort to launder proceeds from special fraud schemes.
Current status: The suspects have reportedly denied part of the allegations, saying they "did not know the money was proceeds from fraud." Whether the case will be referred for prosecution and the full extent of the money flow remain unclear as of this writing. This article will be updated as further details emerge.
Other money-laundering cases involving proceeds from special fraud have included seven Chinese nationals accused of moving funds obtained through SNS-based investment fraud between corporate bank accounts (related coverage), and a money-laundering case involving an underground bank (related coverage). Cases in which foreign nationals serve as money launderers using corporate accounts or community networks are being uncovered in various parts of the country.