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Cop, girlfriend arrested in call fraud

NAGOYA (Kyodo) A senior police officer and his girlfriend were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of swindling a woman in Nagoya out of ¥500,000 under the guise of solving her personal troubles last year, Aichi Prefectural Police said. Read the full story . ... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Tue, Mar 11 2008

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