ASDF officer arrested over embezzlement of $240,000 at Texas base

Thursday 07th August, 06:26 AM JST

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dany505 at 07:19 AM JST - 7th August

most people when they go to texas spend their money on strip clubs, and BBQ this 34 year old major went old school way old school (like the 5th grade) with the baseball cards suprised they weren't dragon ball zzz cards
OgieDoggie at 07:38 AM JST - 7th August

> Maj Akinori Murata, 34, of the air staff’s accounting division, told investigators he had spent about 20 million yen in collecting “trading cards” of famous athletes and had around 3,500 cards >

Well on the bright side at least most of the money stayed in the USA.
OssanULTRA at 08:56 AM JST - 7th August

That's quite a hobby this guy's got there.
mindovermatter at 09:05 AM JST - 7th August

Maj Akinori Murata, 34, of the air staff’s accounting division, told investigators he had spent about 20 million yen in collecting “trading cards” of famous athletes

This is what happens when a country places so much emphasis on being able to memorize thousands of obscure Kanji characters, in order to pass an entrance exam, for HS, University and Academy.... All common sense and reason goes by the wayside...
Sidwarwick at 09:42 AM JST - 7th August

thousands of obscure Kanji characters

They are not obscure once you have memorized them.

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lipscombe at 10:18 AM JST - 7th August

nice work Major, who wants to grow up anyway eh?
MPNiea at 01:28 PM JST - 7th August

At least trading cards are a firmer investment than most stocks and bonds. Buy smart, buy S-mart.
dennis0bauer at 03:26 PM JST - 7th August

he forgot he wasn't in Japan? but still a lot of money
sensei258 at 04:52 PM JST - 7th August

I could think of a lot more "fun" ways to spend a quarter of a million dollars. A wise man once said "the benefit has to be worth the risk."