Real-life ‘Tokyo Swindlers’ must pay ¥1 billion in damages

In the real-life case that inspired the Netflix hit “Tokyo Swindlers,” the Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ordered five of the fraudsters involved to pay ¥1 billion in damages to Sekisui House after bilking the construction company for ¥5.5 billion had been defrauded in a fraudulent case. land transaction.

The five defendants in the ruling include the scam ring’s 71-year-old leader, Mike Uchida, who is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence after being found guilty of fraud in 2020. criminal proceedings related to the case.

The defendants were ordered Wednesday to pay a total of ¥1 billion — just a portion of what they had swindled – to Sekisui House between the five of them.