Japanese prosecutors searched the office and residence of ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Megumi Hirose in Tokyo on Tuesday in connection with allegations that she defrauded the state by claiming salary expenses for a secretary who performed no duties.The searches came after the weekly Shukan Shincho reported the allegations in March. The LDP, led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, has already been rattled by a high-profile fundraising scandal involving some of its factions.Hirose acknowledged that her home in the capital's Bunkyo Ward was searched by prosecutors and said she would a…READ FULL ARTICLE
