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Former Executive of Kagoshima Livestock Company Referred to Prosecutors for Fraudulently Delivering C1 Grade Beef as "A5 Grade" in Hometown Tax Donation Return Gifts, Resulting in 63.5 Million Yen in Losses

A former director of Mizusako Livestock, a livestock processing company in Ibusuki City, Kagoshima Prefecture, has been referred to prosecutors for allegedly defrauding a local business of approximately 63.5 million yen by supplying the lowest-grade beef instead of the high-quality beef designated as a return gift for the "furusato nozei" (hometown tax) program. The former director, Masateru Mizusako (55), was re-arrested on October 1st and tran…
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A former director of Mizusako Livestock, a livestock processing company in Ibusuki City, Kagoshima Prefecture, has been referred to prosecutors for allegedly defrauding a local business of approximately 63.5 million yen by supplying the lowest-grade beef instead of the high-quality beef designated as a return gift for the "furusato nozei" (hometown tax) program. The former director, Masateru Mizusako (55), was re-arrested on October 1st and tran…

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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