## [Cases 7] (Concealment of criminal proceeds related to a case of violation of the Money Lending Business Law (unregistration) and violation of the Investment Law (high interest rate)

A gangster of the organization affiliated with the Rokudaime Yamaguchi-Gumi (Boryokudan) operated so-called loan-sharking business by lending money at illegal exorbitant high-interest rate and receiving a portion of interest by making borrowers transfer money to his bank account. He decided to conceal the total of 4 million yen, which was a part of the refunded money, so he transferred it to the bank account of his common-law wife who was not familiar with the situation and made her keep it. The suspect was arrested for violation of the Act on the Punishment of Organized Crime (charged with concealment of crime proceeds etc.).

(June, Wakayama)

### (3) Examples of receipt of criminal proceeds etc. related to Boryokudan gangsters

In cleared cases of receipt of criminal proceeds etc. by Boryokudan gangsters in 2010, there were 15 cases of violation of the Prostitution Prevention Act, 14 cases of fraud, 8 cases of habitual gambling and running a gambling place for the purpose of profit, 3 cases of theft, 2 cases of acceptance for valve of stolen properties, 1 case each of "loan sharking offences" and distribution of obscene material etc. As the example cases of receipt of criminal proceeds etc., there were a case where a gangster of Boryokudan received proceeds as Mikajimeryo (protection money) from sex trade shops operating prostitution businesses within the territory of the Boryokudan (Case 8), a case where a gangster of Boryokudan received proceeds as a refund of debt from illegal pornographic DVD sales companies, and also a case where a gangster of Boryokudan purchased passbooks and cash cards obtained through fraud.

Boryokudan gangsters received criminal proceeds by collecting money under various terms such as protection money, and other matters.

## 【Cases 8】(Receipt of criminal proceeds related to cases such as protection money in violation of the Anti-Prostitution Law)

A senior gangster of the organization affiliated with the Rokudaime Yamaguchi-Gumi (Boryokudan) illegally obtained proceeds by forcing a manager of illegal sex service provider to transfer a part of the profit which was a total of 1.2 million yen, to his bank account, in the name of protection money, with knowledge that it was acquired through prostitution. He was arrested for violation of the Act on the Punishment of Organized Crime (charged with receipt of criminal proceeds etc.) In addition, another senior gangster of the organization affiliated with the Sumiyoshi-kai (Boryokudan) was also arrested for violation of the Act on the Punishment of Organized Crime (charged with receipt of criminal proceeds etc.) because he received a total of 1.3 million yen in cash from the same manager likewise.

(June, Ibaraki).

## 4 Money Laundering conducted by Foreign Visitors to Japan

In cleared cases of money laundering under the Act on the Punishment of Organized Crimes in 2010, there were 11 cases related to foreign visitors to Japan (the same number as the previous year), representing 5.4% of all cases. In each criminal type of money laundering, there were 7 cases of concealment of criminal proceeds etc. (3 less than the previous year) and 4 cases of receipt of criminal