Judicial officers colluded to steal money at the Commune People's Committee
Working in the commune's justice and civil status department, Vo knew exactly when the cashier received his salary. Vo discussed with some people how to steal it.
After 2 days of trial, on the afternoon of October 28, the Dak Lak Provincial People's Court of Appeal sentenced 8 defendants related to the case.stealing moneyat the headquarters of the People's Committee of Tam Giang commune, Krong Nang district, Dak Lak province occurred in 2018.
According to the indictment, Tran Anh Vo (born in 1983, former officer of the civil status and justice department of Tam Giang commune) is related to Hoang Thap Nhat (living in the same commune). During his time working at the commune, Vo knew very well the time when the commune treasurer went to receive salaries and allowances for the commune's officials and civil servants. In early December 2018, after discovering that the treasurer had just received money, Vo discussed with Nhat how to steal this money.
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| The defendants at trial. |
Nhat invited Tran Duc Ke (born in 1996), Nguyen Huu Hoa (born in 1992), Nguyen Kim Thuan (born in 1998), Duong Phuong Nam (born in 1998), Dinh Le Duan (born in 2001), Tran Dinh Thien Phuoc (born in 1995), all residing in Ea Puk commune, Krong Nang district; Tran Anh Vo (born in 1983, residing in Tam Giang commune, Krong Nang district) and H'Ut Mlo (born in 2001, residing in Ea Drong commune, Buon Ho town) to join. They all agreed.
At around 10 p.m. on December 12, 2018, Nhat and his group of defendants brought tools and were led by Vo to the front of the Tam Giang Commune People's Committee headquarters. The group cut the lock on the main door, sneaked into the treasury room, broke into the safe, and stole more than 400 million VND.
The group divided the money among themselves. Vo, Nhat, H'Ut, Thuan, Ke, Hoa each got 50 million VND; Duyen, Nam and Phuoc each got 30 million VND. Nhat kept the remaining 10 million VND to eat and drink together. In October 2019, after investigating and collecting evidence, Krong Nang District Police arrested this group of thieves.
At the end of the trial, the panel sentenced Vo, Hoa, and Thuan each to 10 years in prison; Ke to 9 years and 6 months in prison; Nam and Phuoc each to 9 years in prison; and Duẩn and H'Út each to 7 years in prison. Defendant Hoang Thap Nhat confessed honestly and accepted the prison sentence of the court of first instance, and did not appeal.
