Japan prosecutor held over data tampering

Japan prosecutor held over data tampering

OSAKA, Japan - Undated file photo shows Tsunehiko Maeda, a prosecutor at the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office. Japan's Supreme Public Prosecutors Office in a rare move arrested the 43-year-old Maeda on Sept. 21, 2010, on suspicion of altering computer data seized during an investigation into a high-profile document falsification allegation involving an elite bureaucrat.

Crime data altering

Crime data altering

TOKYO, Japan - Tsunehiko Maeda, the principal prosecutor in the case of Atsuko Muraki, walks into the Osaka District Court on Sept. 21, 2010. Maeda reportedly admitted to altering the date of update on a floppy disk seized in May 2009 in the case of Muraki's then-suspected involvement in abusing the postal discount system for handicapped people.

Japan prosecutor held over data tampering

Japan prosecutor held over data tampering

OSAKA, Japan - Undated file photo shows Tsunehiko Maeda, a prosecutor at the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office. Japan's Supreme Public Prosecutors Office in a rare move arrested the 43-year-old Maeda on Sept. 21, 2010, on suspicion of altering computer data seized during an investigation into a high-profile document falsification allegation involving an elite bureaucrat. (Kyodo)

Crime data altering

Crime data altering

TOKYO, Japan - Tsunehiko Maeda, the principal prosecutor in the case of Atsuko Muraki, walks into the Osaka District Court on Sept. 21, 2010. Maeda reportedly admitted to altering the date of update on a floppy disk seized in May 2009 in the case of Muraki's then-suspected involvement in abusing the postal discount system for handicapped people. (Kyodo)