Former union official 'bragged' about getting jobs for 17 people, embezzling nearly 4 billion
During his time working at the Da Nang City Youth Union, Do Le Vu "bragged" about getting a job and defrauded 17 victims, embezzling nearly 4 billion VND.
On May 14, the People's Court of Da Nang City opened a trial and sentenced Do Le Vu (born in 1986, residing in Hoa Thuan Dong ward, Hai Chau district) to 14 years in prison for fraud and property appropriation.
According to the indictment, Vu was a specialist of the Da Nang City Youth Union. During his time working, Vu used his job title to brag that he knew many people with positions and could connect them to get jobs in government agencies, businesses, and apartments, etc. to embezzle money.
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| Defendant Do Le Vu in court. |
Specifically, in April 2016, through a friend named Nguyen Thanh Nga (born in 1982, residing in Son Tra district), Mr. Truong got to know Do Le Vu.
Talking with Vu, Mr. Truong asked him to help him find a job for his wife and Vu promised to help him get a job at the National Assembly Office in Da Nang with a "fee" of 300 million VND.
Trusting him, Mr. Truong gave Vu 150 million VND in advance. After receiving the money, Vu did not find a job for Mr. Truong's wife.
Also during this time, a member of the group who was with Vu introduced Ms. Nguyen Thi Trai to meet Vu to ask for a job for her son.
Vu agreed to let Ms. Trai's daughter work at the Ministry of Public Security guesthouse in Da Nang, with a cost of 500 million VND. After that, Ms. Trai gave Vu 350 million VND. Vu promised her that after a week, she would have a decision on the job.
After receiving the money, Vu did not apply for a job but continued to use the excuse of needing money to have sex to trick Ms. Trai for another 150 million VND. After a period of time without seeing any job applications and Vu continued to make promises, Ms. Trai went to the police to report.
Using this method, Vu defrauded 15 more people, appropriating from 100 to more than 300 million VND. The total amount of money he appropriated from the victims was more than 3.7 billion VND.
At the trial, in addition to the sentence, the panel of judges ordered the defendant to return all the money he had embezzled to the victims according to the provisions of law.
