(3)Ex-lawmaker Sato arrested in pay embezzlement scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Miyoko Sato, wife of former House of Representatives lawmaker Kanju Sato, leaves her home in Kanie, Aichi Prefecture, March 7 to turn herself in to police for questioning over allegations her husband embezzled some 17 million yen from the state intended as salary for his aide. (Kyodo)

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