Takafumi Horie

Horie broke down in court in the final stage of court on Friday. Tears flowed as he read his statement, “I worked so hard for the public and myself after the company was established. The investigation and arrest came out of the blue,” he said as he wiped away his tears. “Spending 90 days in custody was hard.”

The ruling is scheduled for March 16th.

Source

NYTimes online edition profiles Horie in this article.

They quote him saying, ““I enjoyed each occasion,” he said. “Instead of doing anything to succeed, I want to succeed on my own terms. Because if I can’t — I’m, like, ‘Whatever.’ ””