A JAPANESE, who claimed he was suffering from terminal cancer, was arrested by Immigration authorities for defrauding an insurance firm of more than 22 million yen or roughly P9.8 million by falsifying his medical insurance claim.
Immigration agents arrested Suzuki Yuya, wanted by authorities in Tokyo for involvement in insurance fraud and swindling.
The 38-year-old Japanese was nabbed by BI operatives at his residence in Pearl Street, South Greenpark Village, Severina Avenue Km. 18, Parañaque City.
BI Commissioner Jaime Morente issued a mission order for Yuya’s arrest at the request of Japan’s national police agency through the Japanese Embassy in Manila which informed him that the fugitive had been hiding in the country for more than three years.
Morente said Yuya was already an undocumented alien when arrested as his passport was canceled by the Japanese government.
He said aside from being an undocumented alien, the Japanese would be deported for posing risk to public safety and security due to his being a fugitive from justice.
Yuya has an outstanding warrant of arrest issued by Japanese Court in Tokyo on March 16, 2017, according to Bobby Raquepo, BI-FSU head
Raquepo said Yuya was charged with committing health insurance fraud from which the latter allegedly earned more than 22 million yen in September 2010 when he falsely claimed before a medical insurance company that he was being treated for cancer.
It was learned that Yuya was also charged with defrauding another victim of more than 490,000 yen after inducing the latter to invest in coin trading.
The Japanese went into hiding in the country since November 9, 2013 when he arrived in Manila together with his Filipina wife.
The Japanese is now detained at the BI detention facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig, waiting for a team of Japanese policemen who will fetch and escort him back to Japan.