The 24-year-old resident was arrested for alleged computer fraud after failing to return the money and telling his lawyer he had spent it all on online casinos overseas.
A western Japanese town that mistakenly sent 46.3 million yen ($363,000) in COVID-19 relief money to a resident has legally recovered about 43 million yen, or about 90 percent of it, the mayor said on May 24.
ABU, Yamaguchi Prefecture The town of Abu has now recovered almost 43 million yen ($336,896) of the 46.3 million yen it accidentally sent to a single resident’s bank account, its mayor said on May 24.