On April 10, the People's Court of Quang Ninh province opened the first-instance trial of the case of buying and selling invoices, giving and receiving bribes, and fraudulent appropriation of property, which involved former Major General Do Huu Ca.
Boss Truong Xuan Duoc at the first instance trial
After the representative of the Quang Ninh Provincial People's Procuracy read the indictment and stated the charges against each defendant, the presiding judge summoned the relevant people for questioning. After being questioned, all defendants agreed with the indictment and charges. In addition, the defendants returned the illegally obtained money, hoping for leniency from the law.
Notably, defendant Truong Xuan Duoc stated that he only remembered the name of the first established company, but could not remember the names of other companies that were established later.
Defendant Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh, wife of Truong Xuan Duoc
In court, "invoice boss" Truong Xuan Duoc said: "A total of 26 companies were established, but the defendant only remembers the name Khanh Dung Joint Stock Company. The rest, the names of the other companies, are all in the indictment."
When the court asked how much profit he made from the invoice trading, the defendant Duoc replied that he could not remember. He only said that the money he made from the illegal activities was mainly used to buy land. When he was arrested, the defendant proactively recovered 1.7 billion VND; the police also confiscated a few land use right certificates, but Mr. Duoc could not remember exactly how much.
Quick view 12 noon April 10: Mr. Do Huu Ca with gray hair appears in court
As for Mr. Duoc’s wife, the defendant Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh, when asked by the presiding judge, did not answer anything other than saying that she was very regretful and felt remorseful. When the judge asked if the police had confiscated any property when searching her residence, the defendant Ngoc Anh said that nothing was confiscated (this is contrary to the testimony of her husband, Truong Xuan Duoc - PV).
According to the indictment, since 2007, defendant Truong Xuan Duoc (53 years old, residing in Dang Hai Ward, Hai An District, Hai Phong City) and his wife Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh (45 years old) managed and operated Khanh Dung Joint Stock Company, which illegally bought and sold value-added invoices.
According to the indictment, defendant Ngoc Anh was the company's chief accountant and was assigned by Mr. Truong Xuan Duoc to manage the accounting department to declare tax reports, legalize documents and carry out procedures to establish "ghost" companies.
Due to poor health, defendant Do Huu Ca was allowed to sit and listen to the indictment.
Specifically, from 2014 to 2021, defendant Truong Xuan Duoc and his wife used their citizen identification cards and those of relatives, acquaintances, friends or employees to establish additional companies to illegally buy and sell invoices. Defendant Truong Xuan Duoc and his wife established, managed and operated 26 companies to illegally buy and sell value-added invoices.
The investigation results determined that from March 2013 to May 2022, the defendant Truong Xuan Duoc and his wife bought and sold 15,674 invoices, illegally profiting over 41 billion VND. Notably, when the Quang Ninh Provincial Police began investigating the illegal buying and selling of invoices, the "boss" Truong Xuan Duoc and his wife sought out Mr. Do Huu Ca to escape punishment.
Accordingly, from the end of October to December 2022, the defendant Truong Xuan Duoc and his wife gave Mr. Do Huu Ca a total of 35 billion VND 4 times. On February 3, 2023, Mr. Truong Xuan Duoc was arrested by Quang Ninh Provincial Police for illegally buying and selling invoices.
After her husband was arrested, Ms. Ngoc Anh went to Mr. Ca's house to ask for the 35 billion VND back, but Mr. Ca not only did not return the money but also scolded and chased Ngoc Anh away.
On February 7, 2023, Ms. Ngoc Anh was arrested by the investigation agency for illegally buying and selling invoices and documents for payment to the state budget.
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