Losing virtual money, bank employee embezzled 5.5 billion VND
Losing money playing virtual currency, Nguyen came up with the idea of seizing customers' assets to have money to pay off debt.
On June 6, the Investigation Police Department of Can Tho City Police announced that it is handling the case of Le Nhat Nguyen (born in 1993, residing in Kien Giang province) for the act of "Abusing position and power while performing official duties", causing a loss of 5.5 billion VND.
To expand the investigation of the case, the police request that anyone who is a victim, or knows a victim of Le Nhat Nguyen, contact the Criminal Police Department of Can Tho City Police to report and coordinate the resolution.
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| Subject Le Nhat Nguyen cheated customers to get money. |
Previously, on June 2, the Investigation Police Agency of Can Tho City Police prosecuted and issued an arrest warrant for Le Nhat Nguyen for the above act.
According to the investigation, Ms. Tran Thi Truc Mai (born in 1991) and Ms. Tran Thi Mai Em (born in 2001, both residing in Thot Not district, Can Tho city) accused Nguyen, a customer management officer (transaction office of a bank branch in the area), of abusing trust.appropriation of propertywith the amount of 5.5 billion VND.
Specifically, from August 2022 to December 2022, Nguyen participated in playing virtual currency Binance and lost over 1.75 billion VND. To have money to pay off debt and recover, Nguyen came up with the idea of appropriating customers' assets.
At the police station, Le Nhat Nguyen admitted to embezzling 5.5 billion VND from Ms. Tran Thi Truc Mai (born 1991) and Ms. Tran Thi Mai Em.
Nguyen used the total amount of money he embezzled to pay off 800 million VND in bank debt; paid off 1 billion VND in debt, and used the remaining amount to gamble with virtual currency and lost it all./.