Regarding embezzlement by a former employee of a group company
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- Regarding embezzlement by a former employee of a group company
July 9 2024
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST NEXCO-Toll Kitakantou Co., Ltd. (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture; President and Chief Executive Officer: Osamu Jokata) has confirmed that an employee (at the time) working at a tollgate in its jurisdiction has embezzled cash from the tollgate, as follows.
In response to this fact, NEXCO-Toll Kitakantou Co., Ltd. dismissed the two former employees on disciplinary grounds, effective May 29 2024.
We sincerely apologize for causing a great deal of inconvenience to our customers and all other parties concerned, and causing a situation in which we have lost credibility.
We, along with our group companies, take this incident very seriously and will work to strengthen measures to prevent a recurrence and regain the trust of our customers.
Record
1. Employees of the relevant group company
[Case 1] Former toll booth employee (43 years old)
[Case 2] Former toll booth employee (57 years old)
2. Overview of embezzlement
Case 1.
2024 On April 13 (Sat.), 320,000 yen in cash was found to be missing from a Nagano tollgate. Upon investigation, a former employee of a group company who worked at the tollgate admitted to the fact that he had embezzled the money.
Case 2
2024 On April 17 (Wed.), 2,235,040 yen in cash was found to be missing from the Saku Tollgate. Upon investigation, a former employee of a group company who worked at the tollgate admitted to having embezzled the money.
3. Response to fraudulent conduct
In both cases, the embezzled cash has been fully returned by the former employees. We are currently consulting with the police regarding this embezzlement case.
4. Measures to prevent recurrence
今般の不適切事案を踏まえ、弊社グループ管内料金所における現金管理の適正化と更なるコンプライアンスの推進を図り、再発防止を図ってまいります。