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Ex-board chairman at Nihon University gets 1-year suspended sentence

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They sure do love handing out those suspended sentences in Japan. I guess they can keep those conviction rates up, while letting criminals with connections off the hook for their criminal activities. It's a win-win!

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Japanese law at it's best, yet again.

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Underreporting income huh, where have we heard that before. I presume this guy was treated in exactly the same way as others suspected of the same offense.

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The prosecutors had demanded a one-year prison term along with a 16 million yen fine.

The many organized crime and money laundering connections and abusive practices at the university... Nothing to see here.. move along.

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@HBJ

Underreporting income huh, where have we heard that before. I presume this guy was treated in exactly the same way as others suspected of the same offense.

It depends on how quickly you admit guilt if you don't then you are treated differently. If you do it straight away then you are let out quickly if you don't then you could spend months in holding and undergo long interrogations and if you are a foreigner then you are automatically considered a flight risk so will find getting bail difficult.

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He "stored the money at his house"? No co-defendants? Real (not pretend) remorse? Well, I'll at least give him credit for not trying to launder the money, or send it overseas.

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A former board chairman at one of Japan's largest universities was given a one-year suspended prison sentence, along with a fine of 13 million yen, on Tuesday for evading around 52 million yen in income tax.

Nice math.

Guy still have own 39 millions-equals to majority 10 years of income.

This suspended prison term is just too pathetic.

Law is here to protect rich and filthy?

Highly likely-yes!

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I’m prepared the take a one year suspended sentence in return for ¥39 million.

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@James

It depends on how quickly you admit guilt

But that depends on whether you are actually guilty or not!

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Nice math.

Guy still have own 39 millions-equals to majority 10 years of income.

I’m prepared the take a one year suspended sentence in return for ¥39 million.

Try reading what is written.

He was caught, owned up and paid the 52 million.

This was a fine on top of that for trying to evade it in the first place.

All things considered, for a non violent crime he admitted to straight away and paid what was owed... A fine and a suspended sentence seems appropriate.

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A profitable deal for all concerned. The criminal gets convicted so prosecutors can keep their conviction rate up, criminal gets to keep the majority of the cash, and can spend it at his leisure instead of wait in prison, and nobody is convicted of kickbacks so business can continue as usual. It’s not like a foreigner or lowlife stole anything, right?

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criminal gets to keep the majority of the cash

What cash? Are you also unable to read?

This was undeclared income. Not stolen cash.

The amount of tax that should have been paid was 52 million.

He got caught. He admitted it, he paid the 52 million.

Then he was sent to court to be prosecuted for the crime of attempting to evade tax.

Court gave him a fine of 13 million and suspended sentence for the attempted tax evasion.

Why do you all seem to struggle with this?

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Just wondering... if I do the exact same crime, I will also get the exact same suspended sentence?

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