Arrested 4 subjects colluding 'inter-district' to forge documents to sell and earn hundreds of millions

The reconnaissance force of Do Luong District Police grasped public opinion: There are many people who have and have not joined the army, are not eligible for the regime according to Decision 62/2011/QD-TTg dated November 9, 2011 of the Prime Minister (hereinafter referred to as Decision 62) regulating subjects participating in the war to protect the Fatherland and perform international missions, but are granted free health insurance cards.

Considering that these cases show signs of suspicious activities related to the use of fake documents to enjoy the regime under Decision 62, Do Luong District Police proactively coordinated with the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Social Insurance and the Military Command of Do Luong District to review and verify the suspicions.

Through review and verification, Do Luong District Police discovered a large number of people who were not eligible for benefits under Decision 62 but had copies of the Decision on implementing one-time subsidies for those who participated in the war to protect the Fatherland, performed international duties and enjoyed related benefits.

01 "Decision" was counterfeited and sold for profit. Photo: Duc Vu

After having enough basis to determine that there was a group of subjects who forged documents of State agencies to sell to people in need to enjoy the policies under Decision 62, the subjects earned hundreds of millions of dong from selling these fake documents. In order to promptly prevent bad consequences, Do Luong District Police established a special project to focus forces to fight and clarify the related subjects.

By August 11, 2020, using professional measures, Do Luong District Police successfully broke the case, arresting 04 subjects, including: Nguyen Sy An (born in 1966), residing in Nhan Son commune, Do Luong district; Nguyen Ba Duong (born in 1972), residing in Nghi Kieu commune, Nghi Loc district; Le Xuan Thu (born in 1952), residing in Nghi Thinh commune, Nghi Loc district; Ho Dinh Trong (born in 1980), residing in Ha Huy Tap ward, Vinh city for the act of forging seals and documents of organizations and agencies according to Article 341 of the 2015 Penal Code.

The seized exhibits include: 26 fake documents "Excerpts from the Decision on implementing the one-time subsidy regime for subjects participating in the war to protect the Fatherland and performing international duties according to Decision 62/2011-QD-TTg dated November 9, 2011 of the Government"; 04 mobile phones of the subjects; 02 fake "youth volunteer certificates"; 01 color scanner; 01 computer; 01 USB storing fake document software; 104,000,000 VND (one hundred and four million VND) and some evidence related to the case.

Police working with Nguyen Sy An. Photo: Duc Vu

Initially, at the Investigation Agency, the subjects confessed: Through relationships with friends in the army, Le Xuan Thu (born in 1952), residing in Nghi Thinh commune, Nghi Loc district, knew that those who participated in the war to protect the Fatherland and performed international duties would receive a one-time subsidy according to Decision 62, free health insurance for life and receive funeral expenses after death. Therefore, Le Xuan Thu came up with the idea of ​​forging "Excerpts from the Decision on implementing the one-time subsidy regime for subjects participating in the war to protect the Fatherland and performing international duties" to sell to cases not covered by Decision 62, in order to make illegal profits.

Specifically: In 2016, Le Xuan Thu borrowed a real copy of the "Excerpt of the original Decision on implementing the one-time subsidy regime for subjects participating in the war to protect the Fatherland and perform international duties" from a resident in Nghe An province. After that, Le Xuan Thu lured Ho Dinh Trong, Nguyen Ba Duong and Nguyen Sy An to forge papers and documents and sell them for profit.

04 subjects were prosecuted and detained for the act of forging documents. Photo: Manh Cuong

For each fake “Decision”, the subjects sold it to those in need for a price ranging from 1.5 million VND to 5 million VND. Accordingly, the “Decisions” would be forged by the subjects, the last part would be the signature of the competent authority borrowed from a real “Decision”, then combined into a decision that looked like the real thing.

During the investigation, the Do Luong District Police Department initially clarified: From the beginning of 2018 until the time of arrest, the subjects had contacted, connected, raised issues, and forged for more than 100 cases in the districts of Do Luong, Thanh Chuong, Anh Son, Nghi Loc, Cua Lo... earning a profit of over 300 million VND from forgery. Do Luong District Police seized 14 health insurance cards of the related subjects.

Currently, the Investigation Police Agency of Do Luong District Police is continuing to investigate and expand the case.