Yuji Naka, former Sonic the Hedgehog programmer and Sonic Team leader, has been arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, under claims of insider trading between his former employer, Square Enix, and a studio that developed a title for the popular series “Dragon Quest.”
According to the special investigation unit, Naka was an employee of the game company Square Enix, which was in a partnership with a online game production company named Aiming around January 2020. FNN reports has been believed that he got his hands in confidential information of the latest mobile Dragon Quest game, “Dragon Quest Tact”.
More details and full statement from Square Enix: https://tailschannel.tumblr.com/post/701224151064723456/yuji-naka-sonic-the-hedgehog-co-creator-arrested