2 ex-company execs indicted on fraud, forgery charges+.NARA Nara (nä`rä), city (1990 pop. 349,349), capital of Nara prefecture, S Honshu, Japan. An ancient cultural and religious center, it was founded in 706 by imperial decree and was modeled after Chang'an (see Xi'an), the capital of T'ang China. , Japan, May 8 Kyodo The Nara District Public Prosecutors Office on Tuesday indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. two former company executives on charges of fraud and forgery forgery, in art forgery, in art, the false claim to authenticity for a work of art. The Nature of Forgery Because the provenance of works of art is seldom clear and because their origin is often judged by means of subtle factors, art for allegedly opening nine bank accounts in the names of Nara police officers. Yoshio Harada, 53, former vice president of Nara Sagawa Express Co., a trucking company, and Koichi Ueda, 48, former president of a Nara Sagawa affiliate, allegedly opened the bank accounts in the names of nine police officers without their permission or knowledge. The two opened five of the accounts in September 1995 and the remaining four in December the same year, acquiring bankbooks and cash cards in each case, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the indictment. Harada and Ueda have admitted to the charges, saying the funds deposited in cash into the accounts were used by them as well as the former president of Nara Sagawa, prosecution sources said. Harada and Ueda, both former members of the Nara police, were acquaintances with the police officers, according to prosecution sources. Harada and Ueda are suspected of acquiring copies of the officers' driver's licenses Noun 1. driver's license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle driver's licence, driving licence, driving license license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something for use in opening the accounts, the sources said. Nara Sagawa Express is suspected of bribing two Nara prefectural pre·fec·ture n. 1. The district administered or governed by a prefect. 2. The office or authority of a prefect. 3. The residence or housing of a prefect. police superintendents whose cases were sent to prosecutors in March. The two, who have since been dismissed, admitted to accepting funds from the trucking company but denied doing it any favors, according to the police. The scandal took a new turn last month when Hidehira Nakano, 58, one of the two superintendents, was found dead in a burned-out car in a cemetery in the prefecture in an apparent suicide. |
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