Template:Did you know nominations/Yasuyoshi Kato

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron talk 01:10, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

Yasuyoshi Kato

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... that Japanese businessman Yasuyoshi Kato is the largest single embezzler in American history?

Source: Dorothy E. Denning (1999). Information Warfare and Security. ACM Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-201-43303-6. Retrieved 2 September 2025.

ALT1: ... that Japanese businessman Yasuyoshi Kato used embezzled funds to support his wife, who bought twenty Arabian horses, several emus, llamas, potbellied pigs, miniature cattle, and nurse sharks? Source: Murr, Andrew (26 October 1997). "Living High On The Hog". Newsweek. p. 48.
ALT2: ... that the embezzlement that Japanese businessman Yasuyoshi Kato committed has been called "outlandish in its simplicity"? Source: Murr, Andrew (26 October 1997). "Living High On The Hog". Newsweek. p. 48.
ALT3: ... that Japanese businessman Yasuyoshi Kato embezzled a total of $100 million (1997 USD) from Day-Lee Foods? Source: Murr, Andrew (26 October 1997). "Living High On The Hog". Newsweek. p. 48.
ALT4: ... that the judge presiding over the trial of Yasuyoshi Kato criticized Kato's 5-year sentence for his "extraordinary" embezzlement? Source: "Thief gets maximum: 5-year term". Deseret News. Associated Press. 7 October 1997.
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Comment: Newsweek article used is reliable source per WP:RS/P as it was published well before 2013. Deseret is reliable regardless.

Moved to mainspace by Nighfidelity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Nighfidelity (talk) 12:01, 14 September 2025 (UTC).

@Nighfidelity: 5x expanded, long enough, well-sourced, neutral, BLP-compliant, and copyvio-free (Earwig only flags sourced direct quotes). I'm a bit hesitant about the main hook's claim about Kato being "the largest single embezzler", since it's sourced to 1999, over 25 years have passed since then, and sources offer different figures for the amount embezzled ($60 to 100 million). My preference would be hook ALT1, which is easily the wackiest and most attention-grabbing of the lot, but undisputed and well sourced. QPQ not necessary. Asamboi (talk) 18:36, 26 October 2025 (UTC)