Minakami Town Fire Brigade Chief Dismissed for Embezzling 4 Million Yen of Activity Funds

"Breaking News ""Gunma Prefecture"".
By ""Isesaki FM"" AI.

On the 31st, Minakami Town announced that a man in his 30s who serves as the head of the town's fire brigade had been dismissed for misappropriating approximately 4 million yen in operating funds for personal use.
According to the town, the man embezzled the funds multiple times between September and December last year, using approximately 3.98 million yen for entertainment such as pachinko.
The man did not comply with requests from the accounting officer to return the money, and when the deputy head became suspicious and checked on him, he admitted to the misappropriation."