Denied the additional charges.

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

Man who embezzled store equipment denies further charges.

The second hearing was held for former convenience store owner and company employee Machida, 45, who was charged with embezzlement for allegedly selling franchise store equipment to a third party.

Machida denied the further charges, which alleged he embezzled approximately 2.95 million yen in cash that he had acted as a collection agent, saying,
"It may be true that the payments were delayed, but I did not embezzle."