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徳島県阿波市長を逮捕 物損事故の修理費350万円を市から詐取容疑
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徳島県阿波市長を逮捕 物損事故の修理費350万円を市から詐取容疑

市発注の工事代金に私的な修理費350万円を含めて請求し、公金をだまし取った疑い

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徳島県阿波市の町田寿人市長ら3人が、市発注の工事代金に市長の私的な交通事故の修理費350万円を上乗せして請求し、公金をだまし取ったとして詐欺容疑で逮捕された。県警は市役所の家宅捜索を行い、経緯を調べている。

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町田市長は市の財政課長や副市長を歴任し、2023年4月に無投票で初当選した。今回の事件は、市が発注したケーブルネットワーク事業の工事代金に関連している。

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自分が起こした交通事故の処理費用350万円を市発注の工事代金に含めて請求させて公金をだまし取ったとして、徳島県警は10日、同県阿波市長の町田寿人容疑者(69)=同県阿波市=ら3人を詐欺の疑いで逮捕し、発表した。県警は3人の認否を明らかにしていない。

ほかに逮捕されたのは、阿波市職員の松田健一容疑者(42)=同県吉野川市=、情報通信関連会社員の土肥稔容疑者(53)=同県阿波市。

県警によると、町田市長らは共謀し、ケーブルネットワーク事業に関する施設機器交換工事の代金の中に、町田市長が公務外の車の事故で壊したブロック塀の修理費を含めて請求させることを計画。2025年4月、市から情報通信関連会社の口座に塀の修理費350万円を上乗せした工事代金約7400万円を振り込ませ、上乗せ分をだまし取った疑いがある。

この工事は、土肥容疑者が勤務する情報通信関連会社に市が随意契約で発注していた。松田容疑者はこの事業を担当する市政情報課の係長だったという。県警は、町田市長が松田容疑者に工事代金の水増しを指示し、土肥容疑者を通じて塀の修理費を支払ったとみて調べを進める。県警は10日夕、阿波市役所に家宅捜索に入った。

町田市長は市の財政課長や会計管理者、副市長を務めた後、23年4月に無投票で市長に初当選した。

副市長「びっくりしている」 幹部や市民から戸惑いの声

町田寿人市長が詐欺容疑で逮捕された10日、阿波市役所の幹部や市民からは驚きや戸惑いの声が聞かれた。

年金の相談で来庁したという80代の無職男性は「修理代くらい、自分の給料やボーナスから払えるのでは」と戸惑った様子だった。

市は部長会を開いて対応を協議。安丸学副市長が、市民からの苦情などに丁寧に対応するよう幹部らに指示した。安丸副市長は取材に「詳細がわからず、びっくりしている。市長の逮捕で市民の信頼の失墜を招き、ご心配、ご迷惑をおかけしたことをおわび申し上げたい」と話した。

町田容疑者、財政課長や会計管理者などを歴任

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  • 容疑者3人の認否はどのようなものか
  • 余罪や過去の工事でも同様の不正があったか

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