Female accountant detained for defrauding people of billions of dong by promising to "fix" court cases.
Nguyen Thi Luyen (49 years old) claimed to have connections with authorities and the ability to "fix cases" in order to defraud and embezzle billions of VND from victims.
The Investigation Police Department of Lai Chau province issued a decision to temporarily detain Nguyen Thi Luyen (residing in Lai Chau city), accountant of Notary Office No. 1 of Lai Chau province, on charges of "Fraudulent appropriation of property.
This is a new development as investigators expand a fraud case in Lai Chau province.
On July 31, the investigating agency issued a decision to prosecute and temporarily detain suspect Nguyen Hong Tuoi, a notary public at Notary Office No. 1 of Lai Chau province, for the offense of negligence causing serious consequences.
At the police station, Nguyen Hong Tuoi accused Nguyen Thi Luyen of defrauding her of billions of dong.
Specifically, between November 2023 and May 2024, knowing that Tươi was working with the investigative agency, Luyến boasted about her close relationships with several leaders at various levels; she claimed that if Tươi gave her money for "networking," everything would be fine.
Using this tactic, Luyen defrauded Tuoi of billions of dong.
Based on the collected evidence, on August 12th, the Investigating Police Agency summoned Nguyen Thi Luyen for questioning.
At the police station, Luyen brought 500 million VND (part of the unspent money she had stolen from Tuoi) to the investigating agency to surrender and confess to her crime.
Initially, Luyen confessed that she used the stolen money to pay off debts and for personal expenses.
The incident is currently under investigation.