Female CEO 'forgot' to return 9 billion VND to partner.
Instead of reimbursing the partner for the cost of medical gloves when the goods were unavailable, the female CEO "forgot" to return the money and kept it for personal use.
On August 7th, Nguyen Thanh Ha (born in 1981), General Director of Coko Vietnam Joint Stock Company (Coko Company), was sentenced by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court to 15 years in prison for "abuse of trust".misappropriation of propertyThe court also ordered the defendant to compensate the victim with more than 9 billion VND.
According to the indictment, Coko Vietnam Joint Stock Company, headed by General Director Nguyen Thanh Ha as its legal representative, specializes in trading medical products and equipment.
On July 6, 2020, Nguyen Thanh Ha, representing Coko Company, signed a contract for the purchase and sale of medical gloves with Mr. Truong Tan Tai, Director and representative of Via Consulting Group Co., Ltd.
Immediately after signing the contract, Mr. Truong Tan Tai transferred 9.25 billion VND to Coko Company's account.
According to the investigation results, Ha had previously signed a sales agreement for 10,000 boxes of medical gloves with Mr. Le Minh Truong - Director of 2TP Company Limited. Subsequently, Ha met with, negotiated, and signed a contract with Mr. Truong Tan Tai, receiving 9.25 billion VND, with the intention of selling 5,000 boxes of medical gloves to Mr. Tai.
The money received from Mr. Tai was transferred by Ha to Mr. Le Minh Truong's account, and Mr. Tai was instructed to contact Mr. Truong to receive the goods. Since Mr. Le Minh Truong did not have the goods to deliver as agreed, Mr. Truong returned the total of 15.1 billion VND he had received from Ha (including 9.25 billion VND from Mr. Tai) so that Ha could return it to Mr. Tai and another customer named Son.
After receiving the refund from Mr. Truong, instead of returning the money to the partner, Nguyen Thanh Ha did not transfer it, even though she was capable of doing so. She used the retained money for personal purposes.
Therefore, Nguyen Thanh Ha must bear criminal responsibility for the crime of "Abuse of trust to appropriate property" with respect to the amount of 9.25 billion VND.
