3-year prison term sought for "weeping politician" accused of fraud

3-year prison term sought for "weeping politician" accused of fraud

Undated photo shows Ryutaro Nonomura, 49, a former member of the Hyogo prefectural assembly, who is being tried at the Kobe District Court on charges of pocketing about 9.13 million yen (about $82,000) in assembly member travel allowances by pretending to make numerous work-related trips. Prosecutors sought a three-year prison sentence on April 25, 2016, for Nonomura, known as the "weeping politician" for crying hysterically at a news conference in 2014 where he was questioned about his alleged misuse of public funds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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