Nghe An: Arrest of a subject for forging documents to defraud and appropriate property

On November 8, the Investigation Police Agency (IPA) of Yen Thanh District Police said that they are temporarily detaining Le Xuan The (born in 1995), residing in Tang Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, to investigate the act of "Fraud"."appropriation of property".

Subject Le Xuan The. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Accordingly, due to having no money to spend and gamble, Le Xuan The came up with the idea of ​​ordering fake documents on social networks such as land use right certificates, car registration, and then pawning them at pawnshops or mortgaging them to acquaintances to appropriate the property.

Thinking is doing, in July 2022, Le Xuan The used the Facebook account "The Binh" to search and connect on social networks with the intention of forging a land use right certificate. After agreeing on the price, after 5 days of "ordering", The received a fake land use right certificate. Having obtained the fake land use right certificate, The mortgaged this document to an acquaintance, Mr. L.D.B. (born in 1975), residing in Xuan Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, for 200 million VND.

By August 2022, using the above trick, after receiving a fake land use right certificate ordered online, The used this document to contact a resident in Son Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district to mortgage a loan of 300 million VND, then appropriated the entire amount.

Police officers of Yen Thanh district check fake documents as evidence in the case. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Then, in late August and early September 2022, The called two residents in Hoa Thanh commune and Yen Thanh town to rent a self-driving car. After receiving the car, The continued to forge documents and brought it to pawnshops in Cong Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district and Dien An commune, Dien Chau district to pawn it for a total of 600 million VND.

It is worth mentioning that, although only 27 years old, Le Xuan The has 3 previous convictions for "Gambling" and "Theft of property". After committing the act of forging documents to defraud and appropriate property, The fled the locality, cutting off contact with his family and the victims.

Yen Thanh District Police work with suspect Le Xuan The. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Identifying this as a subject who swindled and appropriated property with very sophisticated tricks, Yen Thanh District Police reported to the provincial police leaders to establish a special project to fight.

With high determination, after consolidating sufficient documents and evidence, at 5:00 p.m. on November 2, 2022, the Investigation Committee arrested Le Xuan The for the act of "Fraudulent appropriation of property".

At the police station, faced with undeniable evidence, Le Xuan The bowed his head and admitted his guilt.

Yen Thanh District Police announced that any victims related to the Le Xuan The case should promptly report to Yen Thanh District Police for coordination in resolving the matter.