Shares of scandal-plagued Olympus rallied after about one-third board members quit . Chairman Hideo Yamada , Vice President Hisashi Mori and Auditor Hideo Yamada quit . Ousted CEO turned whistleblower Tsuyoshi Kikukawa met with Japanese police . The company claims the trio helped fake payments for merger transactions to cover $ 1.4 billion in losses . Investigation centers on 2,282 yen in losses the company claimed as transaction fees .
Shares of scandal-plagued Olympus rallied after about one-third board members quit . Chairman Hideo Yamada , Vice President Hisashi Mori and Auditor Hideo Yamada quit . Ousted CEO turned whistleblower Tsuyoshi Kikukawa met with Japanese police . Investigation centers on 2,282 yen in losses the company claimed as transaction fees .