EXCLUSIVE - Banker in Olympus scandal steps into public view
DELRAY BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - A Japanese banker who is a key figure in the Olympus accounting fraud came into public view for the first time since the scandal broke, appearing on Friday at his divorce hearing in a Florida court. Hajime “Jim” Sagawa ran a U.S. investment firm that earned a massive $687 million fee for advising Olympus in a 2008 acquisition deal that ranks as the largest advisory payment in history. Olympus has admitted the deal along with others was part of a 13-year scheme to cover up $1. …