The Supreme Court rejected the appeals of a couple who ran the scandal-hit Moritomo Gakuen educational institution, effectively finalizing their prison sentences for defrauding the central and local governments.
The Supreme Court upheld an earlier court ruling that imposed prison terms on Yasunori Kagoike, former head of school operator Moritomo Gakuen, and his wife, Junko.
Prison terms for a Japanese couple at the center of a cronyism scandal linked to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are set to be finalized after Japan's Supreme Court dismissed their appeals against convictions for fraud in connection with the construction of an elementary school. The court decision dated Tuesday…
The Osaka High Court upheld a lower court decision that handed down a five-year prison term to Yasunori Kagoike, while his wife, Junko, was sentenced to two years and six months in prison.