Former Olympus CEO Stefan Kaufmann admitted to drug use, facing up to 10 months in prison.

Former Olympus CEO Stefan Kaufmann admitted to buying illegal drugs, including cocaine and MDMA, multiple times between June and November 2023 in Tokyo. He claims he started using drugs to manage work-related fatigue, introduced to the dealer by a friend. Prosecutors are seeking a 10-month prison sentence, while his defense requests leniency. Kaufmann resigned from Olympus after the allegations surfaced.

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