Dec 14 (Reuters) - Nikkei:
* JAPAN PROSECUTORS TO PROBE LARGEST LDP FACTION OVER SLUSH FUND SCANDAL - NIKKEI
* TOKYO PROSECUTORS DECIDED TO LAUNCH CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO RULING LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S LARGEST FACTION - NIKKEI
* CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ON ALLEGATIONS THAT LDP FACTION FAILED TO REPORT EQUIVALENT OF MLNS OF DOLLARS IN INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING PARTIES- NIKKEI
* BASED ON ALLEGATIONS ON LDP FACTION, AROUND 500 MILLION YEN BELIEVED TO HAVE ENDED UP IN UNMONITORED SLUSH FUNDS OVER 5-YRS THROUGH 2022 - NIKKEI
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