Execs of Nagoya meat group arrested over beef buyback scam

Execs of Nagoya meat group arrested over beef buyback scam

NAGOYA, Japan - Law enforcement authorities arrested Yoshiharu Fujimura, chairman of the Fujichiku group, and six senior executives of the Nagoya-based Fujichiku meat wholesale group Nov. 8 on suspicion of fraudulently receiving state subsidies under the government's beef buyback program launched after the outbreak of mad cow disease in Japan in 2001. (Kyodo)

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