Arrest of subject in Nghe An impersonating journalist to defraud and appropriate over 9 billion VND
(Baonghean.vn) - Nguyen Thi Van Anh impersonated a reporter from Thanh Tra Newspaper, claiming to have acquaintances with many officials who are leaders in the Central Government as well as Nghe An province to receive procedures to convert illegal agricultural land into long-term residential land.
On April 29, 2022, Dien Chau District Police (Nghe An) said that under the direct direction of the Provincial Police Director and the Head of the Provincial Police Investigation Agency, the unit has just arrested and prosecuted Nguyen Thi Van Anh (born in 1976), residing in Dien Hanh commune, Dien Chau district for the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property”.
Previously, through the work of grasping the situation and implementing professional measures, Dien Chau District Police discovered that there was a subject in the area who claimed to be a reporter and had a press card, and had acquaintances with many officials who were leaders in the Central Government as well as Nghe An Province. The subject could convert the red book from agricultural land to long-term residential land. Through verification, the authorities determined that a number of people had transferred money to the subject.
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| Land use right certificate Nguyen Thi Van Anh received for the victims. Photo: Hong Ngoc |
Faced with the above situation, Dien Chau District Police established a special project to concentrate forces and deploy synchronous professional measures to fight. During the investigation, the special project team encountered some difficulties because the subject frequently kept in touch with the victims, exchanging persuasive words so that the victims would not file a complaint to the authorities if they could not do so within the committed and agreed time. In addition, most of the victims thought that the red book made by Van Anh was a real red book, so they did not report it for fear of affecting their rights.
However, the Task Force has focused on verifying and consolidating documents and evidence to clarify the subject's violations. At the same time, it has calculated an arrest plan to ensure that the subject does not disperse documents and evidence, causing difficulties for the investigation and verification process.
At 9:00 a.m. on April 27, 2022, in Dien Hanh commune, Dien Chau district, Dien Chau district police successfully broke up a case. Arrested Nguyen Thi Van Anh (born in 1976), residing in the commune for the act of "Fraudulent appropriation of property"; seized 53 red books and 2 mobile phones.
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| Subject Nguyen Thi Van Anh. Photo: Hong Ngoc |
In the initial investigation, the authorities determined that from the beginning of 2021 to April 2022, Nguyen Thi Van Anh impersonated a reporter from Thanh Tra Newspaper, claiming to have acquaintances with many officials who are leaders in the Central Government as well as Nghe An province to receive procedures to illegally convert agricultural land into long-term residential land for 05 victims residing in Dien Chau district and some other localities; in which, the victims transferred more than 9 billion VND to the subject.
It is worth mentioning that the victims used fake red books to illegally build on agricultural land and dealt with local authorities with fake red books made by Nguyen Thi Van Anh, causing many complicated consequences. After receiving information about Van Anh's arrest, some people called and sent petitions to Dien Chau District Police to denounce the subject's actions.
Currently, the Investigation Police Agency of Dien Chau District Police has prosecuted Nguyen Thi Van Anh for the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property" and continues to expand the investigation.
