3か月かげつで10億おく円えん超ちょうマネロンか 「ルフィ」Gなど犯罪はんざい収益しゅうえき受け取うけとり

The joint investigation headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Department and others have arrested three suspects, including a 37-year-old from Osaka, for allegedly defrauding money through a special fraud method of fictitious billing. They are also investigating the suspicion of involvement in money laundering of the illegally obtained funds.

It is reported that there was a period when over 1 billion yen was laundered in three months by receiving criminal proceeds from multiple organizations, including the Luffy Group, which was involved in a series of large-scale robbery incidents. The investigation into the actual situation is underway.

Takuya Higuchi 37 from Toyonaka City, Osaka, Eiko Aida 33 from Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, and Kaori Fukui 48 from Meguro Ward, Tokyo, were arrested for defrauding a man in his 60s in Chiba Prefecture of 1.2 million yen through a special fraud scheme involving fictitious claims two years ago.

According to the joint investigation headquarters, including the Metropolitan Police Department, it is suspected that there was involvement in laundering money obtained by deceiving a man, as well as a large amount of deposits in the managed cryptocurrency account, and there are suspicions of receiving criminal proceeds from multiple organizations and laundering money.

It is said that the criminal proceeds of the Luffy Group, which committed a series of large-scale robberies, are also included.

According to investigators, the laundered funds, which were routed through multiple cryptocurrency accounts overseas, were eventually converted into cash and transported to suspect Higuchis residence. It is reported that the amount reached 1.1 billion yen over a period of three months.

The joint investigation headquarters, including the Metropolitan Police Department, is advancing its investigation into the actual situation, suspecting that suspect Higuchi played the role of a treasurer within the network of criminal groups, repeatedly engaging in money laundering through cryptocurrency and transferring funds to overseas accounts that are difficult to trace by investigators.