"No" has wide connections, receives 90 million VND to run errands
(Baonghean.vn) - After receiving the money, Tien used it for personal expenses without getting a job for Mr. B's daughter as promised. When he learned that Tien was in jail, Mr. B realized he had been tricked.
On November 30, Do Luong District People's Court sentenced Tran Vinh Tien (born 1985, residing in Hamlet 1, Xuan Lam Commune, Nam Dan District) to 36 months in prison for the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property".
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| Defendant Tran Vinh Tien. Photo: Truong Duyen |
The case originated in early 2018 when the Do Luong District Police Department received a complaint from Mr. Tran Doan B. (born in 1957, residing in Thuan Son Commune, Do Luong District). In the complaint, Mr. B. accused Tran Vinh Tien of defrauding him of 90 million VND by promising to help his daughter pass the civil service exam and work in the medical field.
During the investigation, the authorities determined that Tran Vinh Tien was a freelance worker without a stable job. Although he had no function or ability, Tien still told everyone that he had extensive connections so he could "run" jobs and pass civil service exams at medical and educational facilities in Nghe An.
In 2013, Mr. B.'s daughter, Ms. Tran Thi T. (a final year student at Vinh Medical University), was about to graduate and was looking for a job in her field of study. Tran Vinh Tien, using deceitful means about his ability to find a job, claiming to be a doctor and having extensive connections, was able to find a job for Ms. T. at Vinh City General Hospital and promised to find a job for Ms. T. after 6 months.
Trusting Tien's words, Ms. T. and Mr. B. went to his house to "ask for help." After Tien promised to "take care of the job" for Ms. T., Mr. B. agreed and brought money to Tien and asked Tien to write a note stating that he received 90 million VND from him to take care of his daughter's affairs.
In fact, after receiving the money, Tien did not do any procedures to help Ms. T. pass the civil service exam but used the money for personal expenses. Mr. B. called Tien to ask for the money back, but after many promises, he still did not receive it.
By the end of 2017, Tien was sentenced by the Vinh City People's Court to 9 years and 6 months in prison for "fraudulent appropriation of property", and many people were also victims, with the amount of money swindled amounting to hundreds of millions of dong. Knowing that Tien was currently serving a prison sentence at Dong Son Prison, Quang Binh Province, and therefore unable to return the money to him, Mr. B. filed a complaint.
The People's Court sentenced Tran Vinh Tien to 36 months in prison. Combined with the previous prison sentence, defendant Tien must serve a total sentence of 12 years and 6 months in prison.
