Arrested a group selling VAT invoices and illegally profiting thousands of billions of VND
According to the initial investigation, the investigation agency determined that the number of VAT invoices that the subjects illegally bought and sold amounted to more than 10,000 billion VND.
A group of people who bought companies, set up "ghost" companies, and traded VAT invoices to illegally profit more than 10,000 billion VND were just discovered and arrested by Hai Phong City Police..
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| Evidence seized in the case of illegal VAT invoice trading worth 10,000 billion VND. |
The group of subjects in the case includes: Le Thanh Phong, in Tan Tien commune, Director of Duy Manh Transport Company Limited, in Hong Phong commune (An Duong district); Do Thi Phuong, in An Hoa commune; Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong, residing in Hong Phong commune, An Duong district and Pham Thi Uyen, in Phu Lien ward (Kien An district); Tran Thi Ly; Nguyen Van Tien; Pham Van Truong; Luu Van Hoan, all residing in An Hung commune.
According to documents from the investigation agency, from 2015 to 2017, Le Thanh Phong, just released from prison, organized the establishment and bought back the titles of about 50 companies, set up "ghost" companies, hired people to act as directors to carry out the act of buying and selling VAT invoices.
Searching the residence, the authorities seized 13 sets of company seals; 35 books of VAT invoices that had been and were being used; 790 million VND, three support tool guns and 29 bullets and many other related documents and certificates.
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| Three support guns and 29 bullets were seized by the police. |
As of January 29, 2018, 16 out of 50 "ghost" companies of Phong at the tax authority showed that the number of VAT invoices issued by these companies was 16,273 invoices (equivalent to more than 325 invoice books), the amount of goods and services falsely recorded on the invoices was more than 5,600 billion VND, corresponding to the VAT amount of more than 560 billion VND.
According to the initial investigation, the investigating agency determined that the number of VAT invoices that the subjects illegally bought and sold with the amount of goods and services recorded was more than 10,000 billion VND. The case is being further investigated./.
