Yoshihiro Sexyama On His Embezzlement Case | Steve Rattlesnake Published in GOT MMA? This story also appeared in Akiyamas autobiography, The Two Souls. The amount estimated to have been embezzled is roughly 1 million dollars. The person who managed Akiyamas funds obviously had a very close relationship with Akiyama. Akiyama says they were like real brothers. Trusting him, Akiyama let him handle his funds. Akiyama learned of the embezzlement in early 2008 when he tried to make a withdrawal against his account to buy his parents house. After the incident, Akiyama had difficulty focusing on his fights. He points to this personal ordeal as a reason for having a couple of matches against the fighters, who people like to call as cans. As stated in Akiyamas Blog, the embezzler did not suffer any consequences for his act, and to borrow Akiyamas own words, is living a happy life. It is embarrassing to share this personal story but all of my fight money, the money Ive been saving from beginning of my MMA career is gone. I had a friend who I become acquainted with when I was practicing judo. We became close friends and I respected him very much as a person but basically he has embezzled all the money thats hundreds and thousands of dollars!. Its big money, I know! its been three years and that person is living a happy life as if nothing was wrong, and I think this is really unfair!. Ive been seeking advice from some people to get my money back. This time, I found a new attorney and, fortunately, it seems like theres going to be some new progress, I really hope this doesnt happen to you!
