Sonic co-creator Yuji Naka is facing over two years in prison following allegations of insider trading 𒁏during his time at Final Fantasy developer Square Enix.

That co🎉mes from the Japanese publication , which reports that the Tokyo District Court has called for the sentence today, alongside fining Naka ¥2.5 million and ¥170 million, respectively. 

At the time of❀ writing, Naka’s defence team seeks to reduce those💃 fines and a suspended sentence, though we'll need to wait until July 7 for the final verdict.

Allegations of Naka’s insider trading at Square Enix initially surfaced last year. He was 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:first arrested in November 2022 over claims he acquired 🦩thousands of shares in a studio called Aiming, right before it was revealed to the public that the developer was working on the mobile𒁏 game Dragon Quest Tact.

It wouldn’t be the first time, though, as 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Naka w♓ould again be arrested a month later over allegations he purchased over 100,00 shares in mobile develop🐻er ATeam Entertainment. Much like the time prior, this was before it was public k🉐nowledge the studio was working on the battle royale title Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier. 

Not long after that, various Japanese publications reported that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Naka admitted to the court that there wa𝓡s &ldquoꦉ;no doubt” he knew about the unannounced projects Aiming and ATeam Entertainment were working on before buying shares.

Naka initially came to work at Square Enix back in 2016, going on to release the infamously maligned Balan Wonderland in 2021. He would 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:quietly leave soon after, though he would later claim he was removed from the director’s chair long before the platformer launched. The fallout didn’t stop there, however, as he would go on to make 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:scathing remarks about Square Enix before filing a lawsuit against the company.

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