Mizuho Bank worker stole safe-deposit box valuables in 2019

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Mizuho Bank says worker stole safe-deposit box valuables in 2019

Mizuho Bank said Tuesday safe-deposit box valuables worth tens of millions of yen belonging to two customers were stolen in 2019 by an employee, following a similar incident reported by another Japanese megabank last year. Mizuho Bank had not made the incident public "in consideration of its relationship with customers,"…

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Mizuho Bank worker stole safe-deposit box valuables in 2019

Mizuho Bank said Tuesday safe-deposit box valuables worth tens of millions of yen belonging to two customers were stolen in 2019 by an employee, following a similar incident reported by another Japanese megabank last year. Mizuho Bank had not made the incident public "in consideration of its relationship with customers," an official said. The employee involved in the theft has already been dismissed but the bank did not disclose whether any crim…

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[NHK] It has been revealed that in 2019, Mizuho Bank reported to the Financial Services Agency that a bank employee was involved in the theft of customer assets from a safe deposit box at a branch...

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It was revealed on the 18th that there is suspicion that customers' money and valuables were stolen from a Mizuho Bank safe deposit box. According to Mizuho Bank, in 2019, one employee at the branch is suspected of stealing a total of several tens of millions of yen from two customers' safe deposit boxes. The bank said that...

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Mizuho Employee Suspected of Theft in Latest Safety Box Case

An employee of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. is suspected of stealing client property stored in safe deposit boxes, the latest such case to rock Japan’s banking industry.