Arrest of subject who cheated to 'run a case' to appropriate 100,000 USD
Taking advantage of the defendant's indictment, Pham Van Toan provided false information to ask the families of the two defendants to give him 100,000 USD to "fix the case", but in reality, Toan appropriated the money.
The Investigation Police Agency, Uong Bi City Police, Quang Ninh Province, has issued an emergency detention order for Pham Van Toan (40 years old) to investigate the act of fraud and property appropriation.
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| Subject Pham Van Toan. Photo: VNA released |
Previously, Uong Bi City Police successfully cracked down on a case of consuming assets obtained through criminal acts, arresting two subjects Nguyen Van Duc (born in 1987, residing in Trung Vuong ward, Uong Bi city, Quang Ninh) and Chu Van Duong (born in 1993, residing in Thanh Mai, Thanh Oai district, Hanoi city), and seizing 13 cars of various types.
The subjects used the trick of buying cars without papers from many people, then continued to buy papers, license plates, chassis numbers, and engine numbers cut from cars that had been involved in accidents of the same type and brand.
Afterwards, Duc and Duong used a grinder to erase the original chassis and engine numbers of the undocumented cars, then pasted the purchased chassis and engine numbers over them. At the same time, they used the purchased documents to withdraw the original vehicle records, advertised them for sale to others, and successfully sold dozens of cars.
After arresting and prosecuting the two suspects Duc and Duong, the Investigation Committee obtained information that Pham Van Toan (permanent residence in Ngoc Chan village, Yen Tri commune, Y Yen district, Nam Dinh province; temporary residence in Ha Cau ward, Ha Dong district, Hanoi city) had received 100,000 USD from the families of the two suspects with the promise to help "run the case" not responsible for criminal acts before the law.
Realizing that Toan's behavior showed signs of fraud and property appropriation, the Investigation Police Agency - Uong Bi City Police executed an emergency search warrant at the subject's residence, seized many related documents and executed an emergency detention order against Pham Van Toan.
At the investigation agency, Toan confessed to taking advantage of the fact that he was being prosecuted and providing false information to ask the families of the two defendants to give him 100,000 USD to "fix the case", but in fact, Toan had appropriated this money.
