Tokushima: Awa mayor and two others arrested on suspicion of fraud over ¥3.5 million repair costs
The sitting mayor of Awa City in Tokushima Prefecture, Toshihito Machida (69), and two others have been arrested on suspicion of fraud. According to police, the suspects allegedly inflated a cable television construction contract between the city and a private company to include ¥3.5 million in repair costs for a traffic accident Machida caused in September 2023. Police said the three suspects' responses to the charges are being withheld.
In this video- Sitting Awa mayor and two others arrested for suspected fraud
- Accident repair costs allegedly added to a city cable TV contract
- Suspects have not given their answers to the charges
自身が起こした交通事故に伴う修理費用を市の工事代金に上乗せしてだまし取った疑いで、徳島県阿波市の現職市長が逮捕されました。 詐欺の疑いで逮捕されたのは、阿波市長の町田寿人容疑者(69)ら3人です。 警察によりますと、町田容疑者らは、阿波市が民間企業との間で締結しているケーブルテレビの工事代金に、町田容疑者が2023年9月に起こした交通事故の修理費用350万円を水増し請求し、だまし取った疑いが持たれています。 警察は3人の認否について、差し控えるとしています。 町田容疑者は2023年4月に市長に就任していて、現在1期目です。 [テレ朝NEWS] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp
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- Published at source
- November 10, 2026 at 05:11 AM
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- Published at sourceNovember 10, 2026 at 05:11 AM
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