Authorities prosecute suspect for defrauding 5 billion VND to fund gambling.
Due to gambling, Ha Tan Trong owed money to many people and came up with the idea of defrauding them to get money for gambling and to pay off his debts.
The Investigation Police Department of Can Tho City Police has just initiated criminal proceedings and temporarily detained Ha Tan Trong (born in 1993, residing in Ba Lang Ward, Cai Rang District) to investigate the act of "fraudulent appropriation of property".
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| Ha Tan Trong at the police station. |
According to the investigation, Ha Tan Trong was previously an employee of a bank with a branch in Can Tho, but later quit his job. Due to gambling, Trong owed money to many people and conceived the idea of committing fraud to obtain money for gambling and debt repayment.
Despite having quit his job, Ha Tan Trong still told people he worked at the bank and needed money to repay loans. Trong offered to borrow money from the victims at high interest rates, promising to repay it within a few days. Believing Ha Tan Trong's words, many people gave him money and lost billions of dong.
Initially, Can Tho police determined that Ha Tan Trong had defrauded five people of 5 billion VND. Trong confessed that he used all the stolen money for gambling and lost it all.
Currently, the Criminal Investigation Department of the Can Tho City Police is announcing that organizations and individuals whose assets were misappropriated by Ha Tan Trong should contact the Criminal Investigation Department for consideration and resolution.
