Prosecution of subjects illegally buying and selling invoices, illegally profiting hundreds of millions of dong

On June 15, 2024, Nghi Loc District Police initiated a case and prosecuted Tran Thi Phuong (born in 1983), residing in Vinh City - Director of Chinh Uy Trading and Construction Company Limited, for the crime of illegally trading in value-added invoices. In addition to Phuong, the police also prosecuted the company's accountant for similar crimes.

Accordingly, through the work of grasping the situation, Nghi Loc District Police discovered that in the area there were a number of subjects who established companies to illegally buy and sell value-added invoices to gain illegal profits.

To combat this illegal act, Nghi Loc District Police reported to the Provincial Police leaders to establish a special project to fight. After a period of collecting information and documents, on June 10, 2024, Nghi Loc District Police broke up the project, eliminating the illegal invoice trading ring led by Tran Thi Phuong.

According to the initial investigation results, in 2021, Tran Thi Phuong established Chinh Uy Trading and Construction Company Limited, headquartered in Nghi Phong commune, Nghi Loc district, Nghe An province, with the purpose of illegally buying and selling value-added invoices to make illegal profits. During the period from mid-2022 to mid-2023, through acquaintances, Tran Thi Phuong purchased 81 value-added invoices with a total value of goods recorded on the pre-tax invoices of nearly 30 billion VND for the purpose of declaring, deducting taxes and legalizing input goods and services of Chinh Uy Company to sell invoices to other companies without accompanying goods and services to individuals, companies and organizations inside and outside Nghe An province; thereby making illegal profits of up to hundreds of millions of VND...

Currently, Nghi Loc District Police are continuing to investigate and expand the case.