Key Facts
• Tokyo Metropolitan Police re-arrested ‘Access’ leader Kazuma Endo, 34, for hiding profits.
• Group illegally introduced 78,000 women to 1,800 businesses over five years.
• Approximately $8.4 million in ‘scout back’ fees were concealed via virtual office mail.
• Special investigation unit arrested 12 members, dismantling the organization.
• Police successfully seized the group’s revenue and disbanded its operations.
Summary
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police’s special investigation unit has dismantled the illegal recruitment group ‘Access,’ which introduced 78,000 women to 1,800 businesses over five years. The group’s leader, Kazuma Endo, 34, was re-arrested for concealing approximately $8.4 million in ‘scout back’ fees through a virtual office mailing scheme. Authorities have arrested 12 members, seized the group’s revenue, and declared the organization disbanded.
