Ex-Japan Display executive in fraud case dies by apparent suicide

Official accused of embezzling $5.3m claimed company cooked books

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JDI, a struggling Apple supplier, dismissed the accounting official last December after an internal investigation.

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- A former executive of cash-strapped LCD maker Japan Display has died in an apparent suicide, roughly a year after being dismissed for suspected embezzlement.

Sources said the former official was taken to a Tokyo hospital a few days ago and was later confirmed dead. The Nikkei Asian Review learned of the death on Monday.

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