社会｜明治安田系社員の着服事件 / Society | Case of Embezzlement by Meiji Yasuda Employees

Summary

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance has announced that a former manager from a group company embezzled 159 million yen.

This former employee fraudulently billed over 180 million yen over a period of more than ten years by inflating orders for system maintenance. The company plans to terminate this employee’s contract and file criminal charges for fraud. They also intend to seek damages.

Dialogue

This dialogue is fictional and based on the article.

Chako: Wow! I can’t believe someone would embezzle such a huge amount of money!
Log: It really is an astonishing incident. The fact that it went on for over ten years suggests it was quite clever.
Chako: But why didn’t anyone at the company notice?
Navi: Generally, companies have checks and audits for orders, but in this case, it’s possible those measures were insufficient.
Log: I see. It seems they need to strengthen their internal controls.
Chako: Yeah, we need to be more vigilant from now on!

Admin’s Note

This article served as a reminder of the importance of internal management within companies. In particular, the fact that embezzlement had been ongoing for over ten years indicates a lack of necessary measures. To prevent such incidents from happening again, companies need to strengthen their internal audits and establish transparent systems. As mentioned in the conversation between Chako and Log, the awareness of each employee is also crucial. I look forward to seeing how things develop from here.