Ex-Olympus chief Woodford meets Japanese prosecutors

Ex-Olympus chief Woodford meets Japanese prosecutors

TOKYO, Japan - Michael Woodford, former chief executive officer and president of Olympus Corp., heads for the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2011. Woodford met with Tokyo prosecutors later over the camera and medical equipment maker's cover-up of investment losses.

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