Multiple convictions for illegally transporting people abroad.
Despite not being licensed by authorities to provide consulting and recruitment services for overseas employment, six individuals, driven by profit, agreed to accept applications and money and organize the illegal emigration of numerous people. Notably, many of the defendants in this case had previously been tried for the same crime.
On December 12th, the People's Court of Nghe An province opened a trial for defendants Nguyen Thi Hoa Nhung (born in 1987, residing in Thai Nguyen province), Nguyen Thi Kieu Oanh (born in 2004, residing in Ha Tinh province), and four defendants residing in Nghe An province, including Phan Dinh Vuong (born in 1981, residing in Yen Thanh commune), Nguyen Xuan Khiem (born in 1995, residing in Vinh Phu ward), Bui Thi Thu (born in 1991, residing in Dien Chau commune), and Hoang Viet Tien (born in 1995, residing in Duc Chau commune) on the charge of "Organizing the illegal emigration of others to foreign countries".
According to the case file, the defendants Nhung, Vuong, Khiem, Thu, Tien, and Oanh were not licensed by the authorities to provide consulting and recruitment services for overseas employment, but they exchanged and agreed to provide consulting services, receive applications and money, and organize the illegal emigration of many people to the United States for work under the guise of tourism.
From November 2022 to November 2024, Nhung colluded with other related individuals to advise, receive documents and money, and organize the travel of 16 people to the United States via tourist visas through a third country before illegally entering the US. Of these, Nhung directly advised, received money and documents from 8 workers.
Also driven by profit motives, from April 2023 to January 2024, Nguyen Xuan Khiem received money and documents from eight people and then transferred them to Nhung to organize their illegal emigration to the United States for work.
Subsequently, Nhung facilitated the illegal emigration of 12 people from Vietnam in early 2024 to Thailand, Russia, and then Cuba, with the intention of continuing their journey to the United States. On February 6, 2024, these individuals were ordered to return to Vietnam by Cuban authorities.
Regarding Phan Dinh Vuong's criminal activities, the investigating agency determined that from July 2023 to June 2024, this individual independently received documents and money, and provided advice to 10 workers to illegally go to the United States.
After receiving the documents, Vuong forwarded them to Khiem. Khiem then forwarded them to Nhung. Subsequently, Nhung took several people to Cuba, but they were deported back to Vietnam.
In this case, Bui Thi Thu assisted Vuong in advising, receiving documents and money from four workers, and then transferring them to Vuong to process their applications for going to the United States. Nguyen Thi Kieu Oanh and Hoang Viet Tien assisted Thu and Vuong, guiding one worker through the illegal application process for going to the United States.
At the trial, the defendants admitted to committing the crimes out of greed and expressed remorse. Regarding the individuals involved who attended, the court ordered the defendants to return the money to them.
Among the defendants, Nhung, Tien, Thu, and Vuong are currently serving sentences for the crime of organizing the illegal emigration of others.
The panel of judges determined that the defendants' actions violated the law, and therefore sentenced Nguyen Thi Hoa Nhung to 8 years in prison; combining this with her existing sentence, the defendant must serve a total of 16 years in prison.
The court sentenced Phan Đình Vượng to 6 years in prison, Bùi Thị Thu to 18 months in prison, and Hoàng Văn Tiến to 15 months in prison. Nguyễn Xuân Khiêm received a 36-month prison sentence, and Nguyễn Thị Kiều Oanh received a 12-month suspended sentence.
