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Japanese Man Gambles Away Town’s $358,000 COVID Relief Funds

It's a scenario that we have probably all considered - what would we do if we were mistakenly sent a fortune? Well, in Japan, one man is in serious hot water for deciding to gamble with his unexpected windfall - losing almost $360000 of money earmarked as his town's Covid relief funds. 24-year-old Sho Taguchi was accidentally sent the entire ¥46.3m…

Covid ・ 06 June 2022

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Convenience, instant thrill of online casinos lure young Japanese people amid pandemic

TOKYO -- In the wake of the arrest of a 24-year-old man who claims to have gambled away 46.3 million yen (about $363000) in coronavirus relief money that a western Japan town mistakenly deposited into his account, the incident raises a simple question: Can a person use up nearly 50 million yen at an online casino in a little over 10 days? According…

Covid ・ 23 May 2022

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Man in Japan arrested after gambling away town's Covid funds he was given by mistake

Media gather outside a police station on Friday after reports emerged of the arrest in a case that has caused a stir across Japan.Kyodo News / AP Rather than return the $360000 in Covid-19 aid that his small town mistakenly wired to his personal bank account, Sho Taguchi gambled most of the money away online, police said. Now the 24-year-old has…

Covid ・ 19 May 2022

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Japanese Man Gambled Away $358,000 in COVID Relief

A Japanese man gambled away ¥46.3m ($358000) worth of COVID-19 relief funds that he accidentally received. [Image: Shutterstock.com] A Japanese man accidentally received ¥46.3m ($358000) worth of COVID-19 relief funds and spent it gambling online. The 24-year-old received the cash that was supposed to go to 463 low-income households in the Japanese…

Covid ・ 18 May 2022

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Man who got entire town’s COVID relief money believed to have lost it all at online casinos

As we learned last time, upon receiving the bank transfer, the man gradually withdrew the money that was intended for 463 homes in Abu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in amounts of about 600000 yen ($4600) every day for roughly two weeks. When it was all gone, he finally returned the town's calls but told them, "It cannot be undone. I will not run. I will…

Covid ・ 18 May 2022

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Bail hearing set for 2 held in 2 Las Vegas holiday killings

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Las Vegas judge said Tuesday she'll decide next week whether to grant bail to two men facing felony murder charges in the shooting deaths of two people during what police said were a series of New Year's Eve robberies. Jesani Carter, 20, and Jordan Ruby, 18, are charged with murder, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery…

Incidents ・ 12 January 2022

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Bail hearing set for 2 held in Las Vegas holiday killings of man, Waipahu woman

LAS VEGAS >> A Las Vegas judge said today she'll decide next week whether to grant bail to two men facing felony murder charges in the shooting deaths of two people during what police said were a series of New Year's Eve robberies. Jesani Carter, 20, and Jordan Ruby, 18, are charged with murder, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery in the…

Incidents ・ 05 January 2022

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Bail hearing set for suspects accused of killing Waipahu woman in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas judge said Tuesday she'll decide next week whether to grant bail to two men facing felony murder charges in the shooting deaths of two people during what police said were a series of New Year's Eve robberies. Jesani Carter, 20, and Jordan Ruby, 18, are charged with murder, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery in…

Incidents ・ 05 January 2022

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