Best Classical Music Scandal Since Joyce Hatto?

The NY Times reports that the deaf composer Mamoru Samuragochi is, evidently, neither:

• The ghost composer, Takashi Niigaki, has stepped forward and says he was paid about $70,000 over a period of years for many works that evidently earned a nice living for Samuragochi.
• Samuragochi can allegedly hear just fine, according to Niigaki.