4 people's credit fund officials in Nghe An were arrested urgently
(Baonghean.vn) - While in office, Nguyen Thanh Cong directed a number of individuals in Nghi Hoa Commune People's Credit Fund to create many fake loan documents to withdraw money for spending.
On October 28, the People's Procuracy of Nghe An province announced that it had approved decisions to prosecute the accused, search warrants, and arrest warrants for temporary detention in the case of embezzlement of assets occurring at the People's Credit Fund of Nghi Hoa commune, Nghi Loc district.
Four people were arrested for embezzlement, including Nguyen Thanh Cong (born in 1955, former Director of the People's Credit Fund of Nghi Hoa Commune, Nghi Loc District); Dang Van Thanh (born in 1968, Deputy Director of the Credit Fund), Tran Thi Ngoc Ha (born in 1980, Chief Accountant of the Credit Fund), and Tran Thi Ha Phuong (born in 1995, Credit Fund officer). The subjects all reside in Nghi Hoa Commune, Nghi Loc District.
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The Investigation Police Agency searched the residence of the suspects. Photo: Nghe An Provincial People's Procuracy |
Initial investigation results determined that while in office, Nguyen Thanh Cong directed a number of individuals inCredit Fundcreated many fake loan documents to withdraw money for personal expenses; total outstanding debt as of October 16, 2020 was VND 23,616,515,000. Due to the inability to pay debts, Nguyen Thanh Cong continued to direct the creation of fake documents to pay off previous loans.
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The Investigation Police Agency delivered the decision to prosecute the defendants. Photo: Nghe An Provincial People's Procuracy |
The investigation proved that Cong directed Thanh, Ha, and Phuong to create 7 fake loan documents under the names of borrowers Pham Thi Thanh Thuy, Le Thi Sam, Nguyen Thi Huong, Le Thi Loan, Nguyen Thi Anh Dao, Nguyen Van Dong, and Pham Thi Man to disburse and appropriate the amount of VND 1,365,000,000.
Conclusion of the appraisal of signatures and handwriting on documents in 7 loan files are all of Nguyen Thanh Cong, Dang Van Thanh, Tran Thi Ngoc Ha, Tran Thi Ha Phuong.
Currently, 4 suspects have been detained. The Investigation Police Agency of Nghe An Province Police is continuing to investigate and handle the case.