managed by them (Case 7).

### [Case 7] (Concealment of criminal proceeds, etc. related to fraud under the guise of a car loan)

Executive members of a group affiliated with the Yamaguchi-Gumi, in collusion with executive members of another group affiliated with the Yamaguchi-Gumi, intended to conduct fraud that they made heavy debtors change their names with fake adoption papers and receive a car loan with hiding the fact that they were heavy debtors, and received 4.5 million yen from the loan of financial institutions. The suspects deposited 1 million yen of this money in a bank account under another person's name and managed it. The suspects were arrested for violation of the Act on the Punishment of Organized Crimes (charged with concealment of criminal proceeds, etc.).

(July, Aichi Pref. Police)

(3) Examples of receipt of criminal proceeds, etc. related to members of the Boryokudan, etc.

In cleared cases of receipt of criminal proceeds, etc. by members of the Boryokudan, etc. in 2009, there were 16 cases of violation of the Prostitution Prevention Act, 7 cases of fraud, 6 cases of running a gambling place for the purpose of profit and habitual gambling, 4 cases of acceptance of charged stolen properties, 2 cases each of theft, distribution of obscene material, etc. and violation of the Horse Racing Act, and 1 case each of extortion and loan sharking offences.

In the type of receipt of criminal proceeds, etc., there were cases such as a case where the 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 the Boryokudan received proceeds as Mikajimeryo from illegal pornographic DVD sales companies, and a case where the Boryokudan received proceeds as paybacks for sending members as guards to an illegal casino. This shows that the Boryokudan receives criminal proceeds, etc. by collecting money as Mikajimeryo or the like.

### [Case 8] (Concealment of criminal proceeds, etc. related to violation of the Prostitution Prevention Act)

Executive members of a group affiliated with the third generation Asano-gumi received a total of 600,000 yen several times as Mikajimeryo (protection money) from several illegal sex trade shops, etc. operating prostitution businesses within the area as their territory, knowing that the proceeds were derived from the prostitution, between March and November 2008. The suspects were arrested for violation of Act on the Punishment of Organized Crimes (charged with the receipt of criminal proceeds, etc.).

(March, Hiroshima Pref. Police)

## 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 2009, there were 11 cases related to foreign visitors to Japan (3 more than the previous year), representing 4.9% of all cases cleared of money laundering.

In each criminal type of money laundering, there were 10 cases of concealment of criminal proceeds, etc. (4 more than the previous year) and 1 case of receipt of criminal proceeds, etc. (1 less than the previous year). In each type of predicate offences of money laundering related to foreign visitors to