3 ex-leaders of dentist group nabbed over donations to LDP lawmaker

Reporters gather in front of the building housing the Japan Dental Federation in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2015. Tokyo prosecutors arrested three former leaders of the organization the same day for their alleged false political funds report over donations to a ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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