Phase 2 of Van Thinh Phat case: Proposal to prosecute 34 defendants

The defendants at the trial on April 11.

The Department of Investigation Police on Corruption, Economic Crimes, and Smuggling, Ministry of Public Security is the unit handling the investigation of the case of "Fraudulent appropriation of property, money laundering, illegal transportation of currency across the border" occurring at Van Thinh Phat Group, Saigon Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SCB) and related units according to Decision on separating criminal cases No. 11/QD-CSKT-P2 dated November 12, 2023 and Decision on supplementing the decision to prosecute criminal cases No. 1114/QD-CSKT-P2 dated May 14, 2024 of the Investigation Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security.

At the same time, the Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency concluded the investigation and proposed to prosecute 34 defendants for three crimes: "Fraudulent appropriation of property", "Money laundering" and "Illegal transportation of currency" as prescribed in Articles 174, 324 and 189 of the 2015 Penal Code, amended and supplemented in 2017.

The Investigation Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security has issued a notice to SCB Bank and related units, organizations and individuals who are victims, litigants, and protectors of the legitimate rights and interests of related units, organizations and individuals about the completion of the investigation of the criminal case. Due to the large number of victims in the case, the Department of Investigation Police on corruption, economic crimes and smuggling, Ministry of Public Security hereby notifies related units, organizations and individuals about the completion of the investigation of the above case.

Previously, the Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency said that in phase 2 of the case, the Ministry of Public Security focused on investigating two main crimes: "Fraudulent appropriation of property" related to bonds and "Money laundering" related to Van Thinh Phat Group.

Regarding the act of money laundering, the amount of money that Truong My Lan (Chairman of Van Thinh Phat Group) withdrew through banking activities was used by this defendant to invest, buy real estate nationwide and transfer a part abroad.

Regarding the bond issuance fraud, the investigation agency initially determined that Truong My Lan had issued 25 bond packages through 4 enterprises. These bond lots had a total value of more than 30,000 billion VND and were sold to buyers (bondholders) to raise money and then appropriate it.

The Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency has authorized the Investigation Police Agencies of the provinces and cities to receive information from the victims; thereby requesting the victims in the case to urgently come to the Investigation Police Agencies of the provinces and cities (where the victims reside or where the bond purchase and sale contract arose) to coordinate work, provide information, documents, contracts related to the bond purchase and sale or transfer a request for consideration and settlement, ensuring their legitimate rights and interests.

Investigation results determined that from 2018 to 2020, related subjects at Van Thinh Phat Group Joint Stock Company, An Dong Investment Group Joint Stock Company, Quang Thuan Investment Joint Stock Company, Ho Chi Minh City Trading Services Joint Stock Company, Sunny World Investment and Development Joint Stock Company and other organizations committed fraudulent acts, violating the provisions of the law, creating 25 bond packages with codes: ADC-2018.09, ADC-2018.09.1, ADC-2019.01, QT-2018.12.1, SNWCH1823001 and 20 codes from SET.H2025.01 to SET.H2025.20 with a total value of VND 30,081 billion to sell to buyers (bondholders), raise money and appropriate.

The Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency determined that the bondholders who own 25 bond codes issued by the 4 above-mentioned companies are victims in the case and has entrusted the investigation to the Investigation Police Agency of the Public Security of the provinces and cities according to the bondholders' addresses on the bond purchase and sale and transfer contracts to receive information and take statements of the victims to consider and resolve according to the provisions of law.

According to baotintuc.vn

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