A Japanese gangster, known as the "John Gotti of Japan", was flown to the United States for a life-saving liver transplant with the connivance of the FBI. Tadamasa Goto is head of a major Yakusa, or crime family, with a reputation for brutality. Full Article at The Independent

LOS ANGELES -- The University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center and its most accomplished liver surgeon provided a life-saving transplant to one of Japan's most powerful gang bosses, law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times. Full Article at The Honolulu Advertiser

"The most prominent transplant recipient, Tadamasa Goto, had been barred from entering the United States because of his criminal history," the daily said citing current and former law enforcement officials. Full Article at Keralanext