Diagram 2-24 Situation of Suspicious Transaction Report (2004-2008)

Year	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Category
The Number of Reports Accepted Annually $ ^{1} $	95,315	98,935	113,860	158,041	235,260
The Number of Reports Provided Annually $ ^{2} $	64,675	66,812	71,241	98,629	146,330

Note 1: The number of cases received by the Financial Services Agency from January 2004 to March 2007, and by the National Public Safety Commission and NPA from January 2007. 2007 combines the number of cases received by the Financial Services Agency, the National Public Safety Commission and NPA.

2: The number of cases submitted by the Financial Services Agency to the NPA from January 2004 to March 2007, and by the National Public Safety Commission and the NPA to investigative institutions from April 2007. 2007 combines the number of cases submitted by the Financial Services Agency, the National Public Safety Commission and NPA.

### 2. Situation of Cleared Cases of Money Laundering

The number of cleared cases for money laundering in 2008 is as follows: 173 cases (a decrease of 4 cases (2.3%) from the previous year) in violation of acts of organized crime and for violations of acts regulating criminal proceeds (hereafter referred to as the “Organized Crime Punishment Act”) and 12 cases (an increase of 5 cases (71.4%) from the previous year) in violation of the Anti-Drug Special Act. Those committed by Boryokudan members occupy 36.4% for violation of the Organized Crime Punishment Act, 41.7% for violation of the Anti-Drug Special Act.

Looking at money laundering offenses involving Boryokudan members and associates, etc., in 2008 by predicate offenses $ ^{1} $ , the major crimes are as follows: black market finance offenses: 26 cases, Prostitution Prevention Act violations: 13 cases, fraud: 11 cases, and gambling: 9 cases. Other cases include distribution of obscene material, Pharmaceutical Affairs Act violations, and Copyright Act violations. This shows that Boryokudans gain funds from diverse ranges of crimes and it can be said that these funds are laundered.

Of money laundering offenses violating the Organized Crime Punishment Act in 2008, eight cases were committed by foreign nationals visiting Japan.

Note 1: Crimes which make proceeds, and the proceeds are used for money laundering acts.

Table 2-20 Situation of Cleared Cases of Money Laundering (2004-2008)

Year Category	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Organized Crime Punishment Act (cases)	65 (40)	107 (48)	134 (53)	177 (60)	173 (63)
Management / control such as legal persons (Article 9)	0	0	1 (0)	0	1 (1)
Concealment of criminal proceeds (Article 10)	50 (29)	65 (21)	91 (18)	137 (35)	134 (41)
Receiving of criminal proceeds (Article 11)	15 (11)	42 (27)	42 (35)	40 (25)	38 (21)
Anti-Drug Special Act (cases)	5 (3)	5 (4)	10 (5)	7 (5)	12 (5)
Concealment of drug criminal proceeds (Article 6)	5 (3)	3 (2)	5 (3)	5 (4)	10 (4)
Receiving of criminal proceeds (Article 11)	0	2 (2)	5 (2)	2 (1)	2 (1)

Note: Those shown in parentheses show those committed by Boryokudan members (NPA confirmed)

### 3. Forfeiture of Criminal Proceeds

In order to prevent criminal proceeds from being used for maintaining and expanding criminal organizations or for investment for the future criminal activities, it is essential to forfeit them. Confiscation/additional penalties are rendered by a judgment from court, the police secure effectiveness of confiscation/additional penalties by proactively taking measures of confiscation of criminal proceeds prior to indictment as prescribed in the Organized Crime Punishment Act and the Anti-Drug Special Act.

## (1) Situation of Confiscation/Additional Penalties

Application of Regulations on Confiscation / additional penalties in the Organized Crime Punishment Act and the Anti-Drug Special Act in