Disgraced J-pop producer-icon Komuro faces suspended prison term

Disgraced J-pop producer-icon Komuro faces suspended prison term

OSAKA, Japan - Pop music producer Tetsuya Komuro speaks at a news conference in Osaka on May 11 after he was sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for five years, by the Osaka District Court for swindling an investor out of 500 million yen in 2006 by attempting to sell copyrights for songs he no longer owned. (Kyodo)

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