On the afternoon of March 22.3, after nearly 2 days of trial and deliberation, the People's Court of Hau Giang province sentenced Nguyen Huu Thao (47 years old), former Deputy Director of Nguyen Kim Hau Giang Shopping Center (TTMS) to 10 years in prison; Hoang Van Hai (39 years old, Head of Logistics Department at Nguyen Kim Hau Giang Center), 3 years of suspended prison sentence, on the same charge of violating accounting regulations causing serious consequences.
According to the indictment, from January to September 1, taking advantage of her position and assigned powers, Thao directed Hai to export a large quantity of goods including televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, mobile phones and air conditioners. These products were sold to Do Tuan Phong, Head of Sales Department of Nguyen Kim Kien Giang Center, but no value-added invoices or documents were issued, causing a loss of over 9.2018 billion to Nguyen Kim Joint Stock Company. copper.
In addition, during this time, Thao also directed his subordinates to export 49 air conditioners without invoices or documents and directly signed for these goods with the warehouse keeper and then sold them to 2 customers in Ho Chi Minh City for the above amount. 430 million VND. Thao used this money to settle 27 products that she took out of the company's warehouse illegally to sell to Do Tuan Phong.
In December 12, the Kien Giang Provincial Police Department arrested Do Tuan Phong to investigate the act of abuse of trust and appropriation of property, then changed the crime to property embezzlement. In July 2018, Phong was sentenced to 7.2022 years in prison.
Hoang Van Hai knew that Thao's direction to export goods from the warehouse without invoices or documents to sell to others and leave them outside the accounting books was against the company's regulations. However, Hai still helped Thao, causing a total loss of more than 2 billion VND to Nguyen Kim Joint Stock Company.
In addition to the prison sentence, the People's Court of Hau Giang province forced defendant Nguyen Huu Thao to pay damages to Nguyen Kim Joint Stock Company of more than 1,4 billion VND.