Ex-Obuchi aide says funds discrepancies "clerical errors"

Ex-Obuchi aide says funds discrepancies "clerical errors"

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 31, 2014 shows the Nakanojo municipal government offices in Gunma Prefecture, which was raided by prosecutors the same day in connection with discrepancies in political funds reports linked to former industry minister Yuko Obuchi. Kenichiro Orita, a former aide to Obuchi and a former mayor of Nakanojo, told prosecutors the discrepancies were caused by "clerical errors," sources with knowledge of the matter said.

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