Shigemoto pleads not guilty in Piranha case
PHILIPSBURG--Former Minister of Finance Hiroshi Shigemoto (44) and Global Advisor Services (GAS) BV Director R.A.G. (62) both claim they are innocent. Their lawyers pleaded for their clients' full acquittals on Thursday during the second day of hearings in the so-called Piranha case.
Both men are accused of having committed fraud in connection with invoices sent in for payment of GAS services in connection with the recruitment of highly-skilled staff members for the Department of Fiscal Affairs and with a one-year USONA-financed project to hire staff for the new Tax Department to the maximum all-inclusive amount of NAf Read more
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