The first verdicts in the sprawling Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal have been handed down in Tokyo District Court with defendants found guilty but avoiding jail time.
“The bribes extended over two years and constituted a significant amount , damaging the public trust toward the Games,” Kenji Yasunaga, the presiding judge, said.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, postponed for a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, raised more than $3 billion from more than 60 local sponsors. This was at least twice as large as any previous Olympics, with Dentsu acting as the marketing agent for the Games. Ueno told the court earlier this month that Dentsu dominated the sponsorship deals, and so his company ADK had little chance to make much money.
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