Man rented a self-driving car, forged documents and sold them to pay off debt
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to his gambling addiction, Tuan fell into debt and came up with the idea of fraud and property appropriation. Tuan rented 9 self-driving cars, then went online to create fake documents to pawn and sell to many people, appropriating more than 2 billion VND.
Nghe An Provincial People's Court has just opened the first instance trial of defendant Dau Anh Tuan (born 1967), residing in Thanh Giang commune, Thanh Chuong district, on two charges of "Fraudulent appropriation of property" and "Using fake seals or documents of agencies and organizations".
Dau Anh Tuan is a gambling addict and has been administratively punished four times for his behavior.gamble.
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Defendant Dau Anh Tuan at the trial. Photo: Tran Vu |
Due to needing money to spend and pay personal debts, from 2021 to May 2022, Tuan had the intention of defrauding and appropriating property by renting self-driving cars from businesses and then using fake stamps of organizations and agencies to pawn and sell the cars to others to appropriate money.
Accordingly, when going to companies to rent a self-drive car, Tuan always signed a car rental contract and left one of his personal documents such as a notarized photocopied citizen ID card or a driver's license taken by an employee. These documents were all real.
After renting the car, Tuan went online to hire someone to forge 11 documents including the car registration and power of attorney for 1.3 million VND each. Once he had the fake documents, Tuan resold the car or pawned it to someone else.
The investigation agency determined that with the above method, Tuan had defrauded many victims, appropriating more than 2 billion VND. According to the asset valuation conclusion, the total value of the 9 cars that Tuan appropriated was nearly 5 billion VND.
At the trial, the defendant admitted his crime and asked the jury to reduce his sentence so that he could return soon to remedy the consequences for the victims.
Considering the defendant's actions as dangerous to society, the panel sentenced Dau Anh Tuan to 19 years in prison for Fraudulent appropriation of property and 2 years in prison for Using fake seals or documents of organizations; The total sentence is 21 years in prison. Regarding civil matters, the defendant is required to return the money that the defendant has appropriated from the victims.
