Mayor arrested for allegedly defrauding city to pay for accident he caused

🇯🇵 The Japan Times (JP) —

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The mayor of Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, was arrested on suspicion of conspiring with two others to inflate the cost of a city contract. Police allege the overbilling was intended to cover repairs for an accident the mayor caused.

The mayor of Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, conspired with two others to inflate the costs of a city contract to include the repair costs, police said.

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