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Former Lawmaker Akira Ishii Indicted for ¥8 Million Fraud

9/30/2025

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The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office plans to indict former lawmaker Akira Ishii for fraud.
He allegedly defrauded about ¥8 million by falsely registering a relative as a public secretary.
Ishii was expelled from Nippon Ishin no Kai and resigned from the Upper House on Sept. 1, after prosecutors raided his office on Aug. 27.

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The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office plans to indict former lawmaker Akira Ishii for fraud.
He allegedly defrauded about ¥8 million by falsely registering a relative as a public secretary.
Ishii was expelled from Nippon Ishin no Kai and resigned from the Upper House on Sept. 1, after prosecutors raided his office on Aug. 27.