OSAKA, Aug 28 (News On Japan) –
A dreadlocked man with a muscular construct has been arrested and indicted on expenses tied to particular fraud after allegedly posing as a police officer.
The defendant is Lebana Zongia Ezekiel, 23, a self-described martial artist and a citizen of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Prosecutors allege that Ezekiel informed a lady in her 80s in Osaka Prefecture that her financial institution playing cards had been being misused and wanted to get replaced, then stole three playing cards and withdrew 1.22 million yen from an ATM.
According to investigators, the sufferer trusted him as a result of he offered a enterprise card that learn ‘Osaka Prefectural Police Sakai Police Station, Criminal Investigation Division 2, Crime Countermeasures Unit, Police Officer Daniel Honda.’ Ezekiel is accused of utilizing the fictional id ‘Daniel Honda’ to move himself off as an officer.
Authorities say related techniques had been utilized in different circumstances, together with posing as a Financial Services Agency official, and the full injury is believed to be round 3.9 million yen.
Police are investigating whether or not Ezekiel responded to so-called ‘underground job’ solicitations after which carried out the crimes.
Source: FNN