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Guilty verdict in East Wind Ponzi case

Yuko Hanyu will be sentenced in July.

NBR Staff Tue, 14 Apr 2026
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A former finance manager has been found guilty of stealing more than $800,000 and overseeing a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme which targeted the Japanese community.

The East Wind Company marketed itself as offering financial services and immigration support. It collapsed in February 2019 and was

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