Disabled mother cheated people out of more than 1 billion VND

The Vinh City Police Department said it has initiated a criminal case and prosecuted Mac Thi Le Quyen (born in 1984), residing in Hamlet 6, Nghi Kim Commune, Vinh City, to continue to investigate and expand the case of fraud and property appropriation.

Previously, the Vinh City Police Department received a complaint from a number of victims accusing Quyen of fraud and property appropriation.

Subject Mac Thi Le Quyen

Through her relationships, Quyen often used her disability to seek sympathy from others and then chatted with the victims. After talking intimately, she "boasted" that she had close relationships with many leaders of the province, and was able to ask for jobs in departments and branches in the province and districts.

To make the victims more confident, Quyen asked someone to make photocopies of recruitment and selection decisions in the victims' names and then gave them to these people. Believing Quyen, many victims gave her money but waited for no response, so they filed complaints with the authorities.

A typical case is that of Ms. Le Thi Th. (born in 1987, residing in Hong Son ward, Vinh city) who was defrauded by Quyen of 130 million VND with the promise of transferring from a contract teacher to an official teacher at a secondary school in Vinh city.

Quyen defrauded and appropriated 300 million VND from Mr. Vo Minh H. (born in 1993), residing in Hung Binh ward, Vinh city, under the guise of receiving money to help Mr. H. get a job at Nghe An General Friendship Hospital.

Or the case of Mr. Thai Duy Tr. (born in 1989), residing in Hamlet 12, Xuan Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, with the desire to work at the Nghi Loc District People's Committee Office, he gave Quyen 295 million VND.

Similar to Mr. Tr's case, Ms. Le Thi Th. (born in 1987), residing in Block 1, Hong Son Ward, Vinh City, was also defrauded by Quyen of 130 million VND with the promise of transferring from a contract teacher to an official teacher at a secondary school in Vinh City.

In response to the complaints, Vinh City Police have investigated, clarified and identified the subject as Mac Thi Le Quyen (born in 1984), residing in Hamlet 6, Nghi Kim Commune, Vinh City. Consolidating the case file and evidence, on July 10, Vinh City Police Investigation Agency initiated a case and prosecuted Mac Thi Le Quyen to investigate and expand the case.

However, because Quyen is disabled and is raising a young child, the Vinh City Police Department did not apply the preventive measure of temporarily detaining the subject but only prohibited the subject from leaving his place of residence during the investigation of the case.

During the extended investigation, Vinh City Police determined that Quyen not only defrauded and appropriated property of people in Vinh City but also spread to districts such as Quy Chau and Tuong Duong.

Typical examples include: Receiving 100 million VND with the promise of getting Ms. Dang Thi Hoang L. a job to teach at Quy Chau Boarding Secondary School, Quy Chau district; Fraudulently appropriating 220 million VND from Ms. Tran Thi Th. (born in 1973), residing in Khe Bo village, Tam Quang commune, Tuong Duong district, to get her daughter a job teaching at a primary school in Tuong Duong district; defrauding and appropriating 200 million VND from Mr. Tran Duc N. (born in 1987), residing in hamlet 3, Quynh Hau commune, Quynh Luu district, to get Mr. N. a job at a local high school.

Initially, the City Police Department has clarified that the amount of money that Quyen appropriated from the victims is over 1 billion VND. At the investigation agency, Quyen honestly confessed her crime.

Vinh City Police announced that if anyone is a victim of Mac Thi Le Quyen (born 1984), residing in Hamlet 6, Nghi Kim Commune, Vinh City, please contact the Economic Police Team of Vinh City Police via phone number: 02383.844.533 to report and be resolved according to the provisions of law.

Quynh Trang