'Breaking' about knowing the leader of the Department of Health, tricking people into getting jobs at the hospital

Within more than 1 year, the defendants defrauded many victims, appropriating more than 1.3 billion VND.

On April 11, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened the first instance trial of defendants Truong Tuan Nga (born 1948), residing in Dong Vinh ward, Vinh city and Le Thi Tuyet (born 1979), residing in Nghi Kim commune, Vinh city for the crime of "Fraudulent appropriation of property".

Because the defendant Nga is suffering from terminal cancer, the authorities have summoned her to court many times but she has not complied, so the court decided to try her in absentia.

According to the indictment, Truong Tuan Nga and Le Thi Tuyet both had no stable jobs and had known each other since 2016. Knowing that Tuyet's husband worked at a hospital in Nghe An, Nga asked "Can you find jobs for the children at hospitals in the province?".

Le Thi Tuyet confirmed “yes” and told Nga “just bring the documents for examination first, if it is approved, I will reply”. Tuyet also said the price of “applying for a job” depends on each hospital, ranging from 200 to 250 million VND per person.

Although they had no authority in any state agencies related to the field of organization, personnel arrangement, and job placement, Nga and Tuyet provided false information that they had close relationships with leaders of the Nghe An Department of Health and leaders of hospitals in Nghe An to promise and commit to finding jobs for those in need.

During the period from June 2016 to September 2017, Nga and Tuyet used the above tricks to defraud 6 victims of a total amount of 1 billion 350 million VND.

Of which, Nga appropriated more than 523 million VND from 2 victims. Le Thi Tuyet, through Nga, appropriated more than 826 million VND from 4 victims.

At the trial, defendant Tuyet initially refused to admit her guilt, but later admitted her crime. The defendant apologized to the victims and asked the court to consider a lighter sentence.

Le Thi Tuyet is a defendant with a bad personal history, currently serving a 26-year and 6-month prison sentence for the crimes of Fraudulent Appropriation of Property and Abuse of Trust to Appropriate Property.

After considering the role of each defendant in the case, the People's Court sentenced Truong Tuan Nga to 8 years in prison for fraud and appropriation of property.

Sentenced defendant Le Thi Tuyet to 13 years in prison, plus the sentence of 26 years and 6 months in prison currently serving, forcing this defendant to serve a total sentence of 30 years in prison.