By MICHIYA OFUJI/ Staff Writer
May 17, 2022 at 16:50 JST
Abu Mayor Norihiko Hanada speaks about the accidental remittance of financial aid funds to one resident at an Abu town assembly session in Yamaguchi Prefecture on May 12. (Michiya Ofuji)
ABU, Yamaguchi Prefecture--A man who was mistakenly sent 46.3 million yen ($358,140) in COVID-19 relief funds by his town said he had gambled the money away on overseas casino sites, his lawyer reported on May 17. [Read More]
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