proceeds etc. (3 less than the previous year), and 38 cases of receiving of criminal proceeds etc (6 less than the previous year). This number accounts for 33.3% of all cases cleared of money laundering. Observation of the proportion of the cases related to Boryokudan gangsters in each type of money laundering cases shows that it was 28.7% in the concealment of criminal proceeds etc. and 41.3% in the receipt of criminal proceeds etc.

In each type of cases of money laundering related to Boryokudan gangsters, there were 17 cases of fraud such as "Furikome Fraud", 16 cases of "loan sharking offences", 11 cases of acceptance for value of stolen properties, 10 cases of prostitution offences, 8 cases of theft. This indicates that Boryokudan gangsters commit money laundering by a variety of predicate offences.

(Note) "Associates" are those who are not necessarily members of a Boryokudan, but have a relationship with a Boryokudan and attempt unlawful and violent actions with the power of the Boryokudan behind them or those who cooperate with and support the activities of Boryokudans by supplying funds, weapons etc. or are associated with Boryokudans or Boryokudan members.

## (1) Examples of Money Laundering cases related to Fraud conducted by Boryokudan gangsters

The cases in which Boryokudan gangsters were involved accounted for 34.7% of all cases cleared of money laundering related to fraud including "Furikome Fraud" during 2011.

Boryokudan gangsters who commit fraud conceals criminal proceeds artfully by various methods such as depositing inheritances defrauded by using forged wills into bank accounts under other people's names (Case 8).

### [Case 8] Concealment of criminal proceeds etc. from inheritance fraud using forged will

A man associated with the Rokudaime Yamaguchi-gumi and others plotted to swindle an inheritances of a woman who had died of illness, defrauded the administrator of cash and other properties in the woman's inheritance by using forged will and other means, and deposited a total of approximately 153 million yen as part of the inheritance into bank accounts under the other people's name and a religious corporation administered by them. They were arrested for violation of the Act on Punishment of Organized Crimes (concealment of criminal proceeds etc.)

(the Metropolitan Police Department, in September)

## (2) Examples of Money Laundering related to “Loan Sharking Offences” conducted by Boryokudan gangsters

The cases in which Boryokudan gangsters were involved accounted for 41.0% of all cases cleared of money laundering related to "loan sharking offences" during 2011.

Boryokudan gangsters operating loan-sharking concealed criminal proceeds artfully by means such as having borrowers deposit their repayments into bank accounts under other people’s names (Case 9).

## [Case 9] Concealment of criminal proceeds from loan-sharking

A man associated with Kyushu Seido-kai, who were operating an unregistered money-lending business, and others were having their customer deposit their repayments of approximately 46 million yen in total into bank accounts in other people's names under their control. They were arrested for violation of the Act on Punishment of Organized Crimes (concealment of criminal proceeds etc.)

(Fukuoka, in January)