[Imaging Resource] Olympus HQ raided, as company considers stock sale

Authorities today raided the Tokyo headquarters of Olympus Corp., seeking evidence in the unfolding case of a long-concealed accounting fraud, according to a report from Bloomberg. Investigators removed a significant quantity of documents for use in their investigation, as shown in footage from public broadcaster NHK, and were also said to have searched the offices of three companies with connections to Olympus' scheme to clear its earlier losses from its books. A report from Kyodo News suggested that a further search also took place at the home of former chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, who...
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