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The man charged with killing Abe said he had targeted the former prime minister for his connections to the Unification Church, which he said had bankrupted his family.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2022

Japanese media have published a letter Mr. Yamagami reportedly wrote days prior to the assassination, in which he claimed the donations had bankrupted his family.

From Washington Times Aug. 10, 2022

His reported accounts and other evidence suggest he was distressed because his mother’s massive donations to the church had bankrupted the family.

From Seattle Times Jul. 21, 2022

“It doesn’t work. People aren’t silly about things. It’s so crazy — if I had bankrupted Lehman Brothers from a two-man office in Columbus, Ohio, I should be pope, not running for president.”

From Salon Feb. 19, 2016

The amalgamated debt of the involved nations, amounting to more than $100,000,000,000, had bankrupted the world.

From The Man Who Rocked the Earth by Wood, Robert Williams