- Fri. Jun 6th, 2025
Goto Tadamasa, the Godfather of Organized Crime, Excommunicated From Yamaguchi-gumi on October 14th, 2008 後藤忠政組長が絶縁処分！後藤組が独立？
(English follows the Japanese) UPDATE: １５日夜、後藤忠政組長の処分が除籍から絶縁処分となりました。もっともしんどい処分です。絶縁の理由は 1. 肝臓移植に関連したFBIとの取引。またはそれを巡る報道と卑怯な行為 2. 演歌歌手などを招待した派手な誕生日会で世間を騒がした3. 仮病を使って幹部会を慢性的欠席4. 後藤組長の率いる組織の部下が堅気などの一般市民を脅したり危害を加えたりして任侠の掟「堅気に迷惑をかけない」を繰り返して破った 5. 山口組執行部の意向を直に受け入れずに「単独組活動をする」などと上層部に挑発しました。
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