## [Case 4] (Concealment of Criminal Proceeds in violation of the “Black Market Finance” Investment Law (high interest rate) / Money Lending Business Law(non-registered))

The suspects, a couple along with others, ran a store-less black market finance (so-called 090 Finance). They loaned money to approximately 1,200 private business owners and heavy debtors at high interests exceeding the legal interest rate. From January 2001 to May 2008 the couple had loanees deposit a total of approximately 250,000,000 yen as loan interest into an account under the name of the couple's son, withdrew 27,000,000 yen in cash from the account, and deposited into a safe deposit box in Shinkin bank, contracted under the company name of a former loanee, in conspiracy with him. They were arrested for violation of Act on the Punishment of Organized Crime (charged with concealment of criminal proceeds, etc.).

(July, Osaka Pref. Police)

## (2) Examples of Receipt of Criminal Proceeds

In 2008, types of cases of receipt of criminal proceeds were received directly or deposited into an account managed by the receiver included the following examples,

• A case where “blank-ROM” cell phones (cell phones with the IC chip (SIM card) that holds the telephone number information, etc., removed) which are used in “Furikome” fraud, were purchased by persons involved in fraud activities with the purpose of resale.

• A case where criminal proceeds related to the provision of places for prostitution were received from adult-entertainment shops located in the nightlife district that were affiliated with the food and restaurant industry union, under the pretence of a union fee, (Case 5).

## [Case 5] (Receiving Criminal Proceeds under the pretense of a union fee in violation of the Anti-Prostitution Law)

Representative directors of the food and restaurant industry union, which is affiliated with adult-entertainment shops in the nightlife district, collected cash under the name of a union fee from owners of the affiliated adult-entertainment shops, knowingly that such were criminal proceeds obtained through the provision of places for prostitution in the adult-entertainment shops. The representative directors of the union were arrested for violation of Act on the Punishment of Organized Crime (charged with concealment of criminal proceeds, etc.), and the union was charged by applying Article 17 of the Act on the Punishment of Organized Crime.

(November, Fukuoka Pref. Police)

## 3 Money Laundering by Members of the Boryokudan, etc

There were totally 63 cases (3 more than the previous year) cleared for money laundering offences involving members of the Boryokudan (36.4% of all cases) under Act on the Punishment of Organized Crime in 2008, including 1 case for violation of control of enterprises by illicit proceeds (1 more than the previous year), 41 cases of concealment of criminal proceeds (6 more than the previous year), and 21 cases of receipt of criminal proceeds (4 less than the previous year).

In type of money laundering by members of the Boryokudan, concealment of criminal proceeds offences were 30.6%, while receipt of criminal proceeds violation ware 55.3%. This shows that the percentage of receipt offence involving members of the Boryokudan is increasing.

In type of predicate offences of money laundering involving members of the Boryokudan, main offences were “black market finance” in 26 cases, fraud such as “Furikome” fraud in 11 cases, opening a