Scamming people by promising to "fix" legal cases, appropriating 2.5 billion VND.
Trusting Luu's words, some relatives of the defendants gave him 2.5 billion VND on multiple occasions to help reduce their sentences or secure bail. However, after receiving the money, Luu did not keep his promise but instead misappropriated it for personal use.
On April 1st, the Criminal Police Department of Thua Thien Hue Provincial Police cracked a case and arrested Nguyen Van Luu (born in 1994, residing in Phong Dien district, Thua Thien Hue province) for the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property"
According to the initial investigation, after learning about the relationships of the defendants under investigation for legal offenses from their relatives, Luu boasted to these people that he had connections with the authorities and could "pull strings" to get the defendants' sentences reduced.
Trusting Luu's words, some of the defendant's family members gave him 2.5 billion VND on multiple occasions to help reduce the sentence or secure bail (instead of detention). However, after receiving the 2.5 billion VND, Luu did not keep his promise and instead misappropriated the money for personal use.
Some victims, after giving money to Liu for a long time without success, approached Liu to ask for their money back, but Liu refused.
After receiving the victim's report, the Criminal Police Department of Thua Thien Hue Provincial Police promptly investigated and assigned a task force to verify the information and arrest Nguyen Van Luu while he was hiding in Ho Chi Minh City.
Verification revealed that Luu had used the 2.5 billion VND he embezzled from the victims for personal purposes. Furthermore, initial investigations showed that Luu was not at all close to any government agencies, contrary to his claims to the victims.
Currently, the case is being further investigated by the Criminal Investigation Agency of the Thua Thien Hue Provincial Police.
