Trial of former Deputy Director of Nghe An Provincial Cultural Center

(Baonghean)On January 22, the Provincial People's Court opened a first-instance criminal trial of defendant Bui Xuan Lam, residing in Hamlet 2, Thach Son Commune, Anh Son District, former Deputy Director of the Provincial Cultural Center, for fraud and property appropriation.

According to the indictment, from 2009 to February 2012, Lam deceived many people that he was able to "run" for unemployed graduates to work in provincial and district agencies; and also had the ability to request designation of construction and renovation projects in the province. Thanks to his "label" as Deputy Director of the Provincial Cultural Center, Lam was trusted by many people and given money to "run" jobs.

By the time of his arrest (February 2012), Bui Xuan Lam had fraudulently admitted to "running" jobs for 195 workers (not to mention a number of workers whose money and job applications had been returned to him) and promised to run 11 projects for businesses designated to consult, supervise, and construct the projects. The total amount of money Lam defrauded was nearly 10 billion VND. Lam used all of the above money for personal purposes.

The trial is expected to end today (January 23).

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