Breaking up an invoice trading ring worth more than 1,000 billion VND

On August 8, Hai Phong City Police discovered a suspicious ring of illegal VAT invoice trading worth more than 1,000 billion VND.

Through professional measures, Department PC 46, Hai Phong City Police discovered the ringleaders of the invoice trading ring, Phan Van Son (32 years old, residing in Hai An district) and Luu Thi Thanh Thao (31 years old, residing in Hoang Cong Khanh street, Lam Ha ward, Kien An district).

Son is the person who bought five businesses, including the following LLCs: Tam Da Trade and Service; Thien Phu Trade and Construction Investment; Toan Tu Linh Trade and Investment; Thai Hung An and Thien Gia Hung.

According to documents obtained by the investigation agency, Son directly managed the operations of the five above-mentioned enterprises, along with hiring five people as directors and Luu Thi Thanh Thao as accountant, with a salary of 8 million VND/person/month.

Phan Van Son and Luu Thi Thanh Thao at the investigation agency.

In fact, these businesses do not have licensed production or business activities, but only serve as a "front" to cover up the illegal buying and selling of VAT invoices. When a customer wants to buy an invoice, Son directs Thao to stamp it, deliver it to the customer and collect the money...

On August 6, at the roundabout on Le Hong Phong Street, Hai An District, Hai Phong City, the authorities caught Thao red-handed selling two VAT invoices to a subject for more than 25 million VND.

At the investigation agency, Luu Thi Thanh Thao confessed to her crime. Searching Son's residence, the investigation agency seized two used computer CPUs along with a large number of VAT invoice books, two round stamps and the title stamps of two businesses: Tam Da Trading and Service Company Limited, Thien Phu Investment, Trade and Construction Company, along with many documents and exhibits related to the case.

Initially, the authorities verified that the total purchase and sale turnover at the businesses run by Son from September 2014 to July 2017 was more than 1,000 billion VND.

Currently, the Hai Phong City Police Investigation Agency has temporarily detained Phan Van Son and Luu Thi Thanh Thao for further investigation and handling according to the provisions of law./.

According to VOV