The director and his wife of a gold and silver company have been charged and taken into custody.
The Investigation Police Department of Thanh Hoa province has just issued a decision to prosecute, an arrest warrant, and a search warrant for the residences of three individuals at Kim Chung Gold and Silver Trading Company Limited on charges of "Tax Evasion".
Previously, the Criminal Police Department, in coordination with the professional departments of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Police and the Hac Thanh Ward Police, simultaneously inspected Kim Chung Gold and Silver Trading Company Limited (219 Le Hoan Street, Hac Thanh Ward, Thanh Hoa Province) and other gold and silver companies in Hac Thanh Ward and Nong Cong Commune.
During the search of Kim Chung Gold and Silver Trading Company Limited, authorities discovered and seized numerous pieces of gold-colored metal along with documents and papers related to the company's business operations.tax evasion.
The forensic examination report from the Institute of Criminal Science, Ministry of Public Security, concluded that the metal in question is gold, with an average purity of 99.89%.
The investigation determined that from 2020 to the present, Mr. Nguyen Huu Binh (born in 1954) - Director of Kim Chung Gold and Silver Trading Company Limited, and his wife, Ms. Le Thi Thu Huong (born in 1960), along with several related individuals, instructed employees to create dozens of personal accounts to conduct gold buying and selling transactions with the aim of evading taxes and concealing company revenue from the books, causing significant losses to the State.
Accordingly, Mr. Binh and Ms. Huong, in their roles as owners, directed the creation of dozens of personal accounts, kept off the books and not declared to the tax authorities. Just one account opened by employee Tran Thi Hong at BIDV Bank alone conducted transactions totaling 163 billion VND in November and December 2024, evading nearly 500 million VND in taxes.
According to statistics, the company's revenue in the period 2020-2025 reached approximately 5,000 billion VND, but it only paid approximately 100 million VND in taxes to the State each month.
The tax evasion also involved complicity and assistance from other members of Mr. Binh's family, including Nguyen Thu Nga (born in 1990). Nga is the daughter of Ms. Tran Thi Hong and Mr. Nguyen The Hoa (Mr. Binh's younger brother) - one of the three shareholders of Kim Chung Company.
Based on the collected investigative documents, the Thanh Hoa Provincial Police Investigation Agency has issued a decision to supplement the criminal case for "Tax Evasion". Simultaneously, the authorities have issued decisions to prosecute and execute arrest warrants for temporary detention; and conducted searches of the residences and workplaces of Mr. Nguyen Huu Binh, Ms. Le Thi Thu Huong, and Ms. Nguyen Thu Nga for the crime of "Tax Evasion".
The case is still under investigation and being expanded for appropriate action.
