Former Takarazienne, who was arrested on suspicion of fraud and defrauding Tanimachi out of 20 million yen, led an “extravagant private life”.
The former Takarazuka actress has turned into a despicable fraudster.
On March 7, Osaka Prefectural Police Suita Police arrested two suspects, Yumi Okabe, 67, a former member of the Takarazuka Revue and president of the event company “Alexandrite,” and Sung Hwan Kim, 77, on suspicion of fraud. The suspects are suspected of conspiring to defraud a woman acquaintance in her 70s out of approximately 20 million yen in cash.
In July 2005, Okabe and Kim pretended that an event company of which they were the presidents owned land in Gunma Prefecture, and falsely claimed that they would soon sell the land, which was priced at over 50 million yen, and asked for a loan of money with the proceeds as collateral. The money was used to finance the operation of an event company. It is believed that the money was used to finance the operation of an event company.
Okabe allegedly denied the charges, saying that he received the 20 million yen but did not intend to defraud the victim. What kind of relationship did he have with the victim?
The female victim was an avid Takarazuka fan and a member of the troupe. It seems that she met Okabe suspect about 20 years ago now through Takarazuka connection. Since that time, the suspect Okabe had been jumping at the chance to sell jewelry, health foods, and other potentially lucrative businesses.
Each time he did so, he relied on the woman who was the latest victim. The woman was quite wealthy, and Okabe repeatedly borrowed money from her, saying, ‘I’m going to start a new business, so please finance it. However, the business continued to fail, and the repayment of the money became slow, and eventually she stopped investing in the company.
