Buying and selling fake invoices, 4 people in Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc were prosecuted

The defendants have been charged by the security investigation agency - Photo: TD

On July 30, the Binh Duong Provincial Police announced that the security investigation agency had initiated a criminal case, indicted the suspects, searched their residences, and imposed travel restrictions on the suspects involved in the fraudulent invoice trading case, which resulted in hundreds of millions of dong in profits.

Four suspects are under investigation for "illegally buying and selling invoices and documents for collecting state budget revenue."

Among them are three newly charged defendants: Nguyen Hoai Nhan, 24 years old; Dang Tram Anh, 31 years old; and Nguyen Thi Thu Nga, 28 years old. All three defendants have permanent residence in Phuoc Long town, Binh Phuoc province.

The fourth suspect, Duong Thanh Thuy, 39 years old, residing in Thuan An city, Binh Duong province, has been charged and prohibited from leaving her place of residence since May 2024.

According to the initial investigation, the suspect Thuy used a citizen identification card purchased online to register 18 companies.

Thuy used these companies to sell hundreds of value-added tax invoices to various companies in the Southeast region, earning hundreds of millions of dong in profit.

Among the "customers" who bought fake invoices from Ms. Thuy were the three defendants Nhan, Tram Anh, and Nga.

From November 2023, these three defendants noticed that companies in Binh Phuoc province needed to purchase value-added tax invoices to legitimize their input goods declarations, so they searched for and ordered value-added tax invoices.

Nga contacted Thuy to agree on prices and purchased nearly 130 fake invoices, reselling them to companies in need at prices ranging from 6.5% to 9% of the total amount stated on the invoices.

As a result, Nga's group alone illegally profited nearly 100 million VND.

The case is currently under further investigation and clarification.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/mua-ban-hoa-don-khong-4-nguoi-o-binh-duong-binh-phuoc-bi-khoi-to-20240730164356705.htm