Vocational college chief accountant embezzled more than 7 billion VND

Ms. Yen altered documents and books, falsified the salary and allowance lists of a number of individuals and officials to embezzle more than 7.1 billion VND from the budget.

On the morning of September 6, Can Tho Police held a press conference to inform about the temporary detention and prosecution of Vu Thi Hong Yen, Head of the Finance Department and Chief Accountant of Can Tho Tourism Vocational College, to investigate the act of "embezzlement of property".

Vu Thi Hong Yen. (Photo: Provided by Can Tho City Police)

According to the investigation agency, from 2010 to present, in her position as Head of Finance Department and Chief Accountant of Can Tho Tourism Vocational College, Ms. Yen has created, corrected documents and books, falsely declared salary lists, other preferential allowances of the school for individuals and some other officials to embezzle more than 7.1 billion VND from the budget.

Currently, Can Tho City Police are continuing to expand the investigation, clarifying Ms. Yen's violations as well as the responsibilities of related individuals.

Colonel Tran Ngoc Hanh - Director of Can Tho City Police - informed about the incident (Photo: Dan Viet)

Analyzing this illegal trick, Colonel Tran Ngoc Hanh - Director of Can Tho City Police said: "All the files with Yen's name after having the principal's signature, Yen made the procedures to change. For example, there was only 8 million but changed it to 130 million, 160 million.

In addition, Yen also changed some other beneficiaries, currently in the process of further investigation and clarification."

According to VOV