SHIGA (TR) – Shiga Prefectural Police have arrested a male Shinto priest from a shrine in Shizuoka Prefecture for illegally accumulating money underneath the pretext of funding, experiences ABC News (June 26).
Between March and July of final 12 months, Hidemoto Kojima, 64, a priest primarily based in Iwata City, is suspected of illegally accumulating a complete of twenty-two million yen in money from a person in his 40s and a girl in her 50s, each from Shiga Prefecture.
Kojima allegedly provided funding alternatives in international trade and different merchandise with the promise of excessive dividends and principal ensures.
Police haven’t revealed whether or not Kojima has admitted to violating the Investment Law.
According to police, Kojima, who serves because the chief of the spiritual group Enshu Izumo, used his place as a Shinto priest to realize the belief of others by claiming to supply “principal guarantees” and “high dividends.”
The incident got here to gentle when an investor contacted the police. The individual stated, “I never thought a priest would deceive people.”
Kojima is believed to have used his place as a priest to gather tons of of hundreds of thousands of yen from no less than 40 individuals. The investigation is ongoing.