Indonesia deports Japanese Covid fraud suspect – US$7.3 million in government funds stolen


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A Japanese man accused of taking part in a fraud scheme that netted about 1 billion yen (US$7.3 million) in government funds intended for small Japanese businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday after being deported by Indonesia, where he fled more than a year and a half ago. Mitsuhiro Taniguchi, 47, was arrested on board the flight by Japanese police who accompanied him, and was transported to a police station for interrogation after landing at Tokyo’s Narita airport, Japanese media said. Police said they could not immediately confirm the reports. Indonesian immigration official Douglas Simamora...