The president of a Tokyo finance company was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of making 5.5 billion yen in profits through fraudulent stock transactions, police said.
Hiroyuki Utsugi, 33, was allegedly involved in illicit speculation and manipulation of the stock price of an auto parts manufacturer listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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