Australia's money laundering detectives have been out at the pub
Unlike cash laundering, which involves a relatively small number of casinos and businesses, invoice-based laundering can take place between almost any two companies.
Ex-advisers to China firm convicted of bribing lawmaker over casino
The two men were associated with 500.com Ltd., a Chinese firm that was lobbying for a casino license under the liberalized gambling laws in Japan.
Hold your bets: Japan to delay taking bids to host casino resorts
The decision will also affect the opening of such facilities, originally scheduled for the mid-2020s.
Travel agency ex-chief guilty in Hokkaido casino bribery trial
The 77-year-old former company chairman was sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended for two years, for bribing lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto.
Japan lawmaker implicated in casino graft case faces fresh charge
In the latest arrest, Tsukasa Akimoto is suspected of asking acquaintances to offer money to a former advisor to Chinese gambling operator 500.com Ltd.
In June, the prime minister expressed an eagerness to push ahead with casino development even amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Ex-advisers to Chinese firm admit bribing lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto
Masahiko Konno and Katsunori Nakazato admitted to charges of bribing the 48-year-old Lower House member to help their company's bid to run an integrated resort in Japan.
Ex-travel agency chief pleads guilty to bribing Tsukasa Akimoto in casino scandal
A former Japanese travel agency chief pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of bribing House of Representatives lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto over a casino resort project. In the first hearing of his trial at the Tokyo District Court, Kimihito Kamori, 77, former chairman of Kamori Kanko Co., ...
Japan lawmaker denies hand in witness bribery in casino graft scandal
A lawmaker charged with bribery has denied allegations that he offered witnesses money to falsely testify in court in connection with a casino graft scandal, his lawyer said Monday. "I did not ask (anyone to falsely testify), nor am I involved in anything," Tsukasa Akimoto, ...
Arrested lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto's fingerprints found on bills offered as bribes
Akimoto is suspected of asking a former adviser to Chinese company 500.com to give false testimony in court in return for ¥30 million.
Tsukasa Akimoto gave witness tampering instructions via email
The lawmaker is also suspected of attempting to offer ¥20 million in return for perjury in July.
Prosecutors arrest lawmaker Akimoto over witness tampering in bribery case
The prosecutors want to confirm whether Akimoto was involved in three men's attempt to have suspected bribers commit perjury in a case linked to a casino resort.
