Resignation proxy service, Momuri, was raided by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on October 22 over allegations of receiving illegal kickbacks from lawyers.

The service, which would help clients resign from their jobs, would introduce them to lawyers in order to facilitate quitting without having to contact employers directly.

During voluntary questioning, police learned that money had been transferred from a lawyer to the company under the pretext of a subsidy for a labor union.

The company operating the service, Albatross, was searched by police on October 22 on suspicion of receiving referral fees from affiliated lawyers.

The head of Albatross stated on their social media that they had not received any remuneration; however voluntary questioning revealed that money had been transferred.

It appears that the labor union did not exist in reality, and the subsidy funds were being deposited into accounts belonging to Albatross.

The police are investigating the possibility that the head of the Albatross attempted to conceal the matter by disguising referral fees paid by the lawyers as subsidy funds.