1.   Hino said that his client dealt with Nomura and the other companies on behalf of Rikiya Kijima, a reputed racketeer.

2.   Marko Milosevic, a reputed racketeer, was sent back to Russia.

3.   Okuda had previously denied knowing that the bank had business ties to the reputed racketeer.

4.   Prosecutors searched the bank for evidence it lent money to a reputed corporate racketeer without collateral.

5.   Sugita told reporters he asked Okuda to resign after the chairman said he remembered knowing the bank lent money to reputed racketeer Rikiya Kijima.

6.   The amount the bank loaned to reputed racketeer Ryuichi Koike may be larger than initially thought, the Daily Yomuiri newspaper reported today.

7.   The bank asked the other executives to resign because the investigation found evidence that loans may have been made to the reputed racketeer, Ryuichi Koike, Sugita said.

8.   Police on Tuesday arrested two senior officials at major food maker Ajinomoto Co. and at least six reputed racketeers suspected of taking payoffs from the executives.

9.   The six reputed racketeers were arrested elsewhere.