FUKUOKA (TR) – Fukuoka Prefectural Police have referred a 52-year-old feminine fortuneteller and a married couple to prosecutors for allegedly soliciting unregistered investments as a part of an enormous rip-off that collected an estimated 2.7 billion yen, experiences RKB Mainichi Broadcasting (Sep. 1).
Noriko Tasai, a fortuneteller residing in Iizuka City, and a pair of their 50s from Fukuoka City’s Jonan Ward, are accused of violating the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
Between 2021 and 2023, the trio allegedly solicited actual property investments from three girls of their 40s and 50s in Fukuoka Prefecture with out acquiring the required authorities registration.
Police haven’t disclosed whether or not the suspects admit to the allegations.
Acted as recruiters
Tasai is already going through indictment on separate expenses of fraud for pitching bogus funding tales to acquaintances and swindling them out of money.
According to investigators, the entire damages within the string of scams masterminded by Tasai quantity to a staggering 2.7 billion yen. The variety of victims totals round 90.
The couple of their 50s is believed to have acted as recruiters, accumulating roughly 600 million yen from victims earlier than handing the funds over to Tasai.
“Doing a good thing”
In an interview with native media final 12 months, the husband of the accused couple admitted to gathering the funds.
“At first, I thought I was doing a good thing, but I feel truly sorry for getting people involved in this,” he mentioned on the time. “I don’t know what form it will take, but I intend to take responsibility in my own way.”
On the first, police introduced the conclusion of their investigation after sending further expenses of fraud and embezzlement in opposition to Tasai to prosecutors.