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Doujinshi Author Shinagawa Kaoruko Busted On Tax Evasion
Date: 2/21/2007
Well known Prince of Tennis Dojin artist Shinagawa Kaoruko was charged with tax evasion in the Nagano district court recently. The total amount found to be withheld was around 65.7 million Yen according the Nagano District Public Prosecutors office Nagano Prefecture Nagano Prefecture Matsumotoshi. Shinagawa paid about 93 million Yen including a heavy penalty tax etc. on the 19th of this month. It was found that the author drew in around 200 million Yen over a period of 3 years. Sales of the dojin began in 2002. Shinagawa has also been accused of plagiarism in the past.
Source: Anime News Service